blood diamond

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2006)

excellent movie! i have never been a huge leonardo dicaprio fan. but, after this movie, i have changed my mind. his character like djimon hounsou's was strong and believable. they played off each other well. good story. it was also good to see arnold vosloo in another role besides "the mummy". jennifer connelly's character was needed in the story; but, i am not sure she was the right actress for the role. i am not sure who would have been better. she just didn't seem to have the passion the role implied. even though this was set in the late 1990's, the story is still timely for what is happening in Africa. our issues and problems here in the USA, pale in comparison to what is/was experienced. =^..^=