Blood Diamond Review
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Yes, Leonardo DiCaprio is still alive. In fact, he's been busy making a long-ass movie -- it's called The Blood Diamond and, though the film isn't due to hit theaters until December, the test screenings have apparently begun. And, as happens with any such screening these days, a viewer immediately ran home and sent a review to AICN.Alongside DiCaprio, who plays a diamond-chasing mercenary with an annoying accent, the movie stars Djimon Hounsou as a fisherman whose family was caught up with a rebel group involved in diamond-mining; his character was briefly enslaved, during which time he hid a huge-ass diamond somewhere. Oh, and Jennifer Connelly is there, too. According to the AICN reviewer, she plays "a cliched American knockout journalist with an edge" who spends the movie -- during which Hounsou and Leo go after that hidden diamond, and Hounsou tries to find his family -- "just kind of [cheering] them on while bemoaning the injustice of it all." (Unsaid, of course, is "But she's hot, so no one will really care.")
That said (and despite the fact that the current edit is nearly three hours long), the reviewer liked the movie. He was particularly impressed with Hounsou, who he says out-acts DiCaprio at every turn; the movie would be a lot better, apparently, if DiCaprio's character was trimmed down, and the film was allowed to focus on Hounsou, and his struggle to find his family. In addition, the report says the movie is crazy violent -- ala Total Recall, if you can believe that (though since an ENTIRE PLANET DIES in Total Recall, I think we're safe in assuming the body count is at least slightly lower) -- but fails to mention whether or not Connelly takes her clothes off.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-25-2006 @ 6:56PM
josh said...
"though since an ENTIRE PLANET DIES in Total Recall"
When does that happen in Total Recall? Neither Mars nor Earth is destroyed. Cohagen threatens to kill everyone, but is thwarted by the Governator... right?
And, of course, the film also suggests that everything after he goes to get his implanted Rekall vacation (thus, the bulk of teh film) could just be the implanted vacation.
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8-25-2006 @ 7:11PM
Dr. Gonzo said...
yes!!!!!!!!!! thank you josh.......i am so glad there is someone else out there that understands the underminings of the film...........and yes you are correct, quaid/houser does start the reactor and everything is fine (unless it's part of the Recall vacation that is)
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8-27-2006 @ 7:38AM
GhostDoggy said...
"but fails to mention whether or not Connelly takes her clothes off." Go figure. We can forget about everything else about the movie, but this one aspect must be answered, right?
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8-28-2006 @ 8:46AM
RC of strangeculture said...
i think Hounsou is a very amazing actor...i hope he gets some props for this film like he did with his amazing performance in "In America."
--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
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