Overlong although touching and clever film with action,violence and drama

Rating: 7/10 (22 March 2007)

1990 ,Sierra Leona,this is the story of Danny Archer(Leonardo DiCaprio),an ex-mercenary and nowadays diamonds smuggler and a fisherman named Salomon(Dijimon Honsou),besides a reporter named Maggie(Jennifer Connelly).Meantime Danny is prisoned for smuggling ,he learns that the fisherman was forced to quest of diamonds and he hid a giant hot rock.He was kidnapped and removed his family and then their fates become jointed when the two men embark on a dangerous mission throughout enemy lines.They confront perils and risks with imposing tension,action,violence to save his family and retrieve the rough stone,but they find themselves on a collision course with another groups to encounter the marvellous jewell: The revolutionaries forces and the cruel colonel(Arnold Vosloo) who also want to claim.The film displays a political denounce about the countries' indifference to preventing the civil war and horrible genocide and ambition of businessmen on diamonds smuggling.The movie gets an acid critic to the indolence of United Nations and international community(exception by the Ambassador played by Stephen Collins) and the abandon of foreign policy.Thus, a personage says that origin conflict is for apartheid policy realized by Belgian and the King Leopold(like in Hotel Rwanda).The film has lots of action,fast pace,emotional drama,romance and touching scenes.Exceptional performances by its entire cast with special mention by nominated to Oscar,Dijimon Honsou(Amistad,Gladiator).Atmospheric,colorful cinematography by Eduardo Serra(The earring pearl girl).Sensible,perceptible and sometimes spectacular musical score by James Newton Howard.The motion picture is well directed by Edward Zwick(Glory,The last Samuray).
The picture combines action,intrigue,violence,historical backdrop,based on real events.The movie contains exciting and violent scenes like is the breathtaking battle when the military revolutionaries going into the capital Freetown with blood and fire ,including rampage,ravage and indiscriminate massacre.The film will like to Leonardo DiCaprio fans containing numerous scenes have you on the edge of your seat.