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Diamonds (1999)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:9

Rotten:24

Average Rating:4.1/10

Consensus: Kirk Douglas' flinty performance fails to overshadow an otherwise dull and cliche-ridden affair.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Douglas plays Harry, a one-time prize fighter who embarks on a life-changing road trip with his son Lance (Dan Aykroyd) and teenage grandson (Corbin Allred). Feisty at 80 despite a recent stroke,...

Douglas plays Harry, a one-time prize fighter who embarks on a life-changing road trip with his son Lance (Dan Aykroyd) and teenage grandson (Corbin Allred). Feisty at 80 despite a recent stroke, Harry is faced with the prospect of being sent to a retirement home by his family.

Instead of giving in to a sheltered life, Harry convinces Michael and Lance to join him in search of thirteen long lost diamonds.

Harry leads the younger men on a touching and comic adventure across Nevada, where the trio encounters all sorts of trouble. Along the way, they meet up with pit bosses, gangsters, an intriguing madam named Sin-Dee, portrayed by Lauren Bacall, and the women in her brothel, including the irrepressible Jenny McCarthy.

In the end, Harry and his family discover that nothing is more important than the time they shared together. [More]

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, Corbin Allred

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, Corbin Allred, Jenny McCarthy, Kurt Fuller, Mariah O'Brien

Director: John Asher

Director: John Asher
Screenwriter: Allan Aaron Katz
Producer: Patricia Green
Composer: Joel Goldsmith

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06/17/08
Lisa Nesselson
Lisa Nesselson
Variety
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A sub-par effort in family drama with Kirk Douglas barely registering above his usual excellence

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08/09/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat

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07/22/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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07/21/05
Houston Chronicle

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05/14/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Douglas struggles honorably with his stoke-impaired speech and a shoddy story.

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06/07/03
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

No review available.

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06/18/02
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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06/05/02
Mike Kerrigan
Mike Kerrigan
Boxoffice Magazine

Inappropriate for audiences of all ages.

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05/19/02
Joe McGovern
Joe McGovern
Village Voice

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04/03/02
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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03/22/02
Globe and Mail

I have to admit I shed some sentimental tears during the movie, so it's not really very bad at all, but it could have used a script polish.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
06/15/01
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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01/01/00
Athan Bezaitis
Athan Bezaitis
Filmcritic.com

Even in his prime, Douglas couldn't have saved himself from this cliche-ridden script.

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01/01/00
Bill Pearis
Bill Pearis
Citysearch

[Not] a work of art, or even entertainment, but the filmic commensurate of a crippled panhandler using his handicap to beg for sympathy and change on a streetcorner.

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01/01/00
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

Simply a pleasure.

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01/01/00
Chuck Walton
Chuck Walton
Hollywood.com
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Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

It’s a male-bonding road movie that veers off a weary course filled with dreary clichés on the way to a possible treasure in diamonds. The trip is barely worth it.

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01/01/00
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Nitrate Online
 
 
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