Diamonds

I'm willing to bet that Kirk Douglas liked this project so much he decided to do it again with his own son and grandson. Diamonds is a story that finds Kirk in pursuit of some diamonds he hid away in... Full review

The scenes between Dan Aykroyd and Kirk Douglas where they are working through Dan's disappointment that Kirk was not a better father are fantastic! Every man who has ever been disappointed in his father should watch the old post stroke... Full review

This movie was not really that funny. It was a poor attempt to be funny but it was unsuccsesful. I hated the acting because it was good actors in a stupid story that made no sense. Bottom Line: Watch only if... Full review

A quietly charming film that starts slow and builds: Father (Dan Ackroyd) and son (Corbin Allred) take Grandpa (Kirk Douglas) along on a vacation trip, despite the fact that Gramps has had a stroke and his health--physical and mental--is in... Full review

Its one of those films that makes an impact on a more subtle level than were used to these days. Its like a classical black and white, but with more sex and swearing. But don't let that put you off,... Full review

I saw this movie on the rack at the video store and decided to rent it. I thought the movie was well written, and the kid (Allred) was great, BUT Kirk Douglas' performance was superb and overpowering. He made me... Full review

Normally I will agree with most of the online respected critics (Ebert, etc.). But this time I think they were really wrong. Yes, the movie was a bit predictable and at times slow. Not a great script and the casting... Full review

Kirk Douglas' stroke may have impeded his speech but not his acting ability,as he plays the role of a retired world boxing champion who refuses to let the death of his beloved wife and a recent stroke defeat him. Lauren... Full review

I have never seen Kirk Douglas act as well as he does in this film--stroke or no stroke. Lauren Bacall (who starred with Kirk Douglas previously in the 1950 film "Young Man With A Horn"), Dan Ackroyd, and Corbin Allred... Full review

I had the chance of seeing this at an advance screening my friend was invited to & I thought it was a very beautiufl, warm and funny film. Seeing Kirk Douglas is amazing & its absolutley wonderful to see him... Full review

Directed affectionately by John Asher and written by Allan Aaron Katz, "Diamonds" mixes humor, shameless sentimentality, the fanciful and the contrived with no small amount of bravery, wisdom and underlying seriousness. Still, he is 83 and has been living with his dutiful son (Kurt Fuller) and daughter-in-law in their home by a lake in the Canadian wilderness--and driving them crazy. ... Full Review

The only saving grace being Bacall's deep voice as she soothes the distracted Harry, his lecherous bravado dissipated by his love for his late wife.....The screenplay is terribly calculated toward a sentimental, up-with-people ending, with a "magical" twist that's all too obvious a reel earlier..... ... Full Review

the movie's treats....Further, when Douglas is off-screen, the movie shrivels into dust.....a rough script.... ... Full Review

Only in Douglass scenes with Lauren Bacall can we get past the films script and appreciate the very good acting it might offer. Yet Diamonds offers little more than a loosely connected string of Hallmark moments they alternate, from spat to grumpy reconciliation, alley fight to brief harmony, teary breakdown to awkward embrace to ask us to care about its characters and overlook their ludicrous dialogue and predictable behavior. ... Full Review

But unlike David Lynch's Diamonds brilliant film, has all the charm of a strong laxative, as Asher forces mawkish sentimentality down the viewer's throat at every turn. The tag line for Diamonds promises that "searching for buried treasure was never this much fun. ... Full Review

Here it is: I am being paid my regular salary while I attend the Super Bowl and the events leading up to it. And throw this in: I missed the Great Snowstorm of 2009 while enjoying this Chair of Super... ... Full Article

HOLLYWOOD -- Diamonds would be just another silly caper flick, except for one startling fact. It co-stars a Hollywood legend in the twilight of his career, Kirk Douglas. ... Full Article

Share Print Email There is the delight of seeing 84-year-old Kirk Douglas working again after a stroke. But the price of it is Diamonds , a heart-in-the-right-place but clumsy film about three generations of menfolk out to bond with each... ... Full Article