Blood Money.

Rating: 10/10 (9 March 2016)

Blood Diamond (2006): Dir: Edward Zwick / Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Kagiso Kuypers, David Harewood: Powerful action adventure about the obsession for material gain. Set in Africa Djimon Hounsou is forced into slavery in search of diamonds while his family is taken away. His oldest son is being trained to become a killer. Leonardo DiCaprio takes interest in a particular diamond to which Hounsou hid but both have different intentions. Directed by Edward Zwick in an almost documentary fashion. This is perhaps his best film and contains themes similar to another film he made called The Last Samurai. DiCaprio continues on a winning streak of great roles as he goes from having shallow intentions to actually committing an ultimate sacrifice. Hounsou plays someone committed to his family enough to risk everything to save it. Jennifer Connelly plays a journalist who proves to be more than just a pretty face. Kagiso Kuypers is effective as Hounsou's son whose mind has been warped into a killing machine that his father will attempt to reach. David Harewood plays a character who goes by the name Captain Poison, which should be a real hit on an I.D card. The action is explosive without dismissing the plot. Theme regards sacrifice and how each character in the film seems to sacrifice for something. Score: 10 / 10