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(1 - 49) of 49 OFCS Rating: 57% Rotten Page   1   "There's enough soul in DiCaprio's strong 'Blood Diamond' performance to make us believe his character is a much better man than he thinks he is."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker A- "It's one of those movies that looks run-of-the-mill in a synopsis, but all of the talent elements come together and something special is born."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 3/10 "Zwick wants to have his cake and eat it, too -- and the result is an uneven, overlong bore. Call it Ramifying the Stone."   Freeze Dried Movies   Brian Juergens C+ "The characters stop just short of speaking directly to the camera and scolding the audience."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf A "DiCaprio is the Marlon Brando of our time. The job he does in "Blood Diamond" should earn him an Oscar, more so even than for his performance in "The Departed" for which he will likely also be nominated."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "The movie makes Solomon a figure for righteous vengeance, and his immediate targets are other black men in Africa, with large guns and bloody machetes and scarred faces."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 58/100 "Rambo for liberals"   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine C+ "Never quite overcomes its mindless blockbuster mentality."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3.5/4 "There hasn't been a more entertaining and satisfying drama released to theaters in months."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 1/4 "This trumped-up melodrama, whenever bored of brandishing trite homilies about the links between civil war in Sierra Leone and the international diamond trade, overdoses the screen in sick splashes of violence."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 2/5 "Como film de acción y aventura tiene sus buenos momentos, pero cuando pretende denunciar los conflictos de África suena frívola y demagógica."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B- "Spotlights the brutality of the 'conflict diamond' trade without seeming gratuitous or exploitative, and provides some fairly compelling personal stories to give it dramatic weight."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2.5/4 "At least Zwick has given men everywhere an excuse for their ladies the next time they expect a bigger piece of jewelry than their friends."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "[Director Edward Zwick's] a solid mainstream storyteller, and he figures out a way to keep the film suitable for mass consumption without trivializing the tough material."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C "Another attempt to convey the torment of post-colonial Africa that doesn't fulfill its ambitions."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "One of the best films of 2006 -- opens our eyes to the bloody brutality of civil war, corporate malfeasance, and the training of child soldiers."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "If only Edward Zwick's mastery of the medium had extended to pruning the screenplay and editing the final result, Blood Diamond might have been a tremendous film rather than one worthy of only a lukewarm recommendation."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/5 "Liberal guilt movies are always a hard trick to pull off, especially when they mix didactic soapbox standing and action-adventure explosiveness with the randy zeal of Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "While DiCaprio doesn't always the accent right, he at least gets the character spot on."   SA Movie & DVD Magazine   James O'Ehley 3.5/4 "in a storytelling strategy rare for [Zwick],we don't find ourselves laden with didactic demands, but, instead, swept up in an exciting narrative, free to process its moral equations on our own"   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 3/4 "Crafted for maximum entertainment."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 6/10 "The movie doesn't know when to quit."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "... a film that's ostensibly about the murder, mutilation, forced labor, kidnapping, and brainwashing of black Africans but whose creators insist that what's really important is whether the roguish white guy gets it on with the hot white chick."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 7/10 "Zwick's vision outpaces his narrative."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 6/10 "Cinemaniacs with a palate sophisticated enough to tell a carat from a carrot will recognize the picture as over-produced, overly long, and potentially racist to boot."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "It's a rousing adventure story, a searing indictment of the international diamond trade, a bloodbath, and it even offers a little romance."   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards 3/5 "a fascinating action-adventure with uneven and unsure tendencies for politcal comment"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis "This movie is social commentary piece masquerading as an action flick."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 4/5 "DiCaprio is excellent but this is definitely a Very Important Movie."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Karina Montgomery 2.5/5 "tries to juggle too many characters and purposes throughout its long running time... Blood Diamond works on many levels, although it doesn't do so consistently"   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 2.5/4 "Zwick and screenwriter Charles Leavitt are torn between the competing masters of popular entertainment and education, and they wind up serving neither well."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2.5/4 "The question is not whether Blood Diamond succeeds as a mature, politically-minded piece of entertainment but whether it should be an entertainment in the first place."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "It remains to be seen whether even a movie this powerful can change enough minds -- this one certainly is unsettling enough that it might have a chance."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4/4 "Blood Diamond is unapologetically political, but if you're going to do this kind of thing, this is the way to do it. The film works as a message movie, yet it's also terrific entertainment."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B "A stirring and powerful story."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow C- "Zwick may as well have titled his newest action-adventure The Constant Gardener II: Diamonds Are Forever, as it peddles the same distasteful, condescending attitudes toward Africa as did Fernando Meirelles' 2005 fiasco."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 3/5 "Um filme bem intencionado que, além de didático, funciona como bom exemplar do gênero "ação", embora se enfraqueça em função de equívocos bobos que poderiam facilmente ter sido evitados."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3/5 "Just once, I'd like someone to cast [Hounsou] as a venal yuppie or mincing fashion designer. Put him in touch with Stanley Tucci's agent."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 3/5 "Despite an over-reliance on contrived plot points, this film examines a couple of hugely important issues that have been largely ignored by Western media."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline D+ "Truly offensive is the film's go-nowhere result, its purported liberal ideologies untapped beyond their potential for speedy, soulless entertainment for the masses."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick B+ "An action movie with a message."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "Blood Diamond covers old ground but with a current twist as it deals with modern issues of terrorism, political upheaval and armed conflict."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "This is one powerful film. The shooting style is intense, mixing action with heart-wrenching drama with Leonardo DiCaprio's faux South African accent."   Calgary Movies   Ryan Cracknell 3/4 "A mainstream action adventure that happens to stand on a base of headline-grabbing current events."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "On the one hand, no one with a conscience should buy a diamond unless he or she knows where it came from. On the other hand, should Zwick really be using a glorified action movie to scold us?"   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 8/10 "It's exciting and adventurous. Leonardo DiCaprio's forceful maturity is a revelation."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 1/4 "Breaks its arm patting itself on the back."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 2.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 49) of 49 OFCS Rating: 57% Rotten Page   1