Another film that was better than "The Departed"

Rating: 9/10 (12 June 2007)

On a few previous comments regarding both "The Illusionist," and "Rocky Balboa," I had stated that not only those two, but others, were better than the Oscar winner "The Departed." Well, here is another. "Blood Diamond" is a very "grown up" film which delivers not only some intense drama, but also some good old fashioned action, not to mention, it's historical, and political perspective. The story is involved, the characters are engaging, and well developed, and to me, the finished product was very good. A number of other Oscar winners come to mind. This film is better than "Crash," not by much, and way better than both the nonsensical and overrated films "Traffic" and "The Departed." So do yourself a favor and watch this film, it is very solid, and DiCaprio delivers a surprisingly good performance considering he had to carry an accent through the whole thing. Great film!