Important and perfectly executed - one of the best movies ever made!

Rating: 10/10 (3 December 2006)

Living in New York City, I used the opportunity to see a pre-screening of Eduard Zwick's latest movie and with BLOOD DIAMOND we have this year's major Oscar contender. Not only will this film get nominated in all main categories but it will most likely take home the big ones like BEST MOVIE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST SCRIPT, BEST EDIITING, etc.
If not BEST DIRECTOR, as well as the BEST ACTOR trophies for either DiCAPRO or HOUNSOU - are they going to be pitched against each other?! JENIFFER CONELLY is excellent too, but she will face the toughest competition since female supporting roles are the ones women usually get in Hollywood, but let's not get side tracked.
Enough Oscar talk, the season is not yet here and there's still room for another movie to convince that much as Eduard Zwick's masterpiece does. I doubt however that any other still to be released movie can keep up with the high quality of BLOOD DIAMOND. The topic is as relevant and important as the topic of a movie can be. It's almost filmed as a documentary. Mr. Zwick never lets you from the hook. There's lots of shooting and dying and only occasional breaks that let you breath again. There's no room to slow down, there's no shelter to take, no room for peace.
Life, as we, who are able to peacefully watch movies in theaters, know it, is put upside down. The society has gone bonkers! Violence, injustice, cruelty everywhere. No fine place to live regardless if you're about to smuggle diamonds and making million of $$$ or just want to properly raise your children.
BLOOD DIAMOND is one of the best and most relevant movies ever made, hands down. Go and watch it!