Important issues, great acting, mixed storyline

Rating: 7/10 (6 January 2007)

They're a lot of issues at stakes in this movie: Conflict diamonds, refugees, child soldiers, and they're portrayed with a great portion of realism. Throughout the movie there is a lot of heart gripping scenes, and the main idea of the movie stands clear.
Leonardo DeCaprio, which seems to grow with every role at the moment, and the always fantastic Jennifer Connolly does a great job, and especially Djimon Hounsou is worth mentioning.
But at some points the story relies on clichés, and sometimes the story rips you out of the realistic and thought provoking story, which unfortunately is true.
Knowing this, I'm sure the next time I'll see it, and there certainly will be a next time, I think I might like it a bit more.
Definitely worth watching.