Grade A

Rating: 9/10 (12 March 2007)

Let me start with the performances: Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer and Djimon Hounsou as Solomon Vandy are exceptional. DiCaprio's accent is almost perfect (he spent time at South African bars to learn it). He has really matured as an actor -- I thought he was in the bottom 10% of all actors before seeing Blood Diamond and The Departed...After those two movies (and the most recent ones count the most) he's in the top 10%. Djimon Hounsou is ridiculously authentic as the farmer from Sierra Leonne.
The plot line...The last 5 minutes of the movie seemed too much like the director was preaching. The other 138 minutes were that of a pure thriller based in a nonfictional setting.
All in all, a must see!