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Blood Diamond (2006) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Blood Diamond (2006) a score of 2.8007 out of 4

based on (177) reviews

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Excellent

(34)

Very Good

(89)

Good

(50)

Fair

(4)

Poor

(0)

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MovieWeb (Kaya Savas)

Edward Zwick's films always strike a good chord with me because of their incredible emotional impact. The Last Samurai left such a grand impact on me that I was in tears at its incredible and emotional climax. Blood Diamond does the same thing by...read the complete Blood Diamond (2006) review at MovieWeb (Kaya Savas)

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Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)

There are times when his message threatens to overwhelm his story line, and the last 15 minutes or so of Blood Diamond demonstrate what happens when sentimentality wins out over style and grit....read the complete Blood Diamond (2006) review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Set in the area of Sierra Leone, in Africa in 1999, Blood Diamond depicts the civil war-torn lands that are being ravaged daily by conflicts between government forces and rebel bands, the latter of which have been regularly selling off "blood diamond...read the complete Blood Diamond (2006) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Slant Magazine

lood Diamond, if it were made of paper and binding, would be advertised on subways as the new novel by some hack writer most people would be ashamed to read. That's the press it deserves, but this is a movie by the tacky Edward Zwick, and as such it's...read the complete Blood Diamond (2006) review at Slant Magazine