Blood Diamond

Thousands are killed as war rages for control of the diamond fields.

None of whom has ever seen a diamond.

I caught the sneak preview of "Blood Diamond" with Lestari at J8. The gritty portrayal of the brutality and bloodshed of civil war in Sierra Lone, coupled with the dramatic twists in the story kept my eyes riveted to the screen throughout (have a slight crick in my neck now, got third row seats >_<). The acting was consistently top-notch; sincere enough to lend weight to the plight of the characters when it could have easily degenerated into histronics, given the complex emotional burdens they have. I loved the lines in the movie, from the macabrely humourous jokes to the unflinchingly harsh conclusions of the reality in South Africa. And cool South African accent Leonardo Di Caprio had throughout the whole show mah frens.