Blood Diamond
Blood Diamond
Score: 8/10
Suzie and I saw this a couple nights ago since we were pretty much the only two people left in town during Spring Break. It was at our local dollar theatre and we rock, paper, scissor’d which movie we’d see. Well, I’m happy to say we chose the right one and considering I expecting nothing special from this movie, I ended up being blown away. Leonardo didn’t annoy me with his South African accent like I thought, Djimon Hounsou stole nearly every scene he was in as the father in search for his family, and add to that my all time love in Jennifer Connelly and you’ve got my vote. The movie was basically how a diamond smuggler, journalist, and native of the land who has lost nearly everything, cross paths and join together not only to further their own gains, but to help each other survive in the process. Most of the movie was heartbreaking, but there’s much to be loved about Blood Diamond. The action scens are intense, the acting is top notch, and the underlying message makes you think twice about whether diamonds are really worth all the bloodshed that often occurs in Africa because of them. All I know is my fiance, whoever she may be, is getting a ring pop when I pop the question. Then when she complains I’ll simply pull out Blood Diamond and not only will she understand, but she’ll also have something tasty to eat while watching it.
