Truly Moving Film!

Rating: 9/10 (16 January 2009)

If you buy a ring or any kind of jewelry that are worth thousands of dollars, check out this movie first. In regards to that aspect, this movie is entirely nonfiction. Movie-wise, this is an excellent film. The main actors did a really nice job. The pace diminish somewhat in the latter part of the film, but it doesn't really matter.
There is a civil war brewing in Sierra Leone. The opposing side has slaves working in mines to find diamonds to make profit. They treat the slaves badly. Some Americans are in the country trying to find the diamonds. This story focus on a resident fisherman whose family has been taken away.
The acting is very good. I enjoyed all the acting skills, especially by Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou. Some of the scenes were very moving especially what happens to the fisherman's son. There is a good amount of violence, which should be expected. The score by James Newton Howard is somewhat unusual for him, but this new style works.
Edward Zwick, the famed director of The Last Samurai and Defiance, did a very good job. This movie should have won a few Oscars. I rate this film 9/10.