Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

rowmorg Please don't read this if you haven't seen the picture.Lots of useful comments here say it nearly all, but there's one point that bothered me, I wonder whether others who liked this little movie found this point bothersome too. I'm not talking about the twist at the end in itself, which as some have noted is an ambiguous pay-off, but about Robert Forster's character's explanation of it."I had this hidden drawer installed in my car-trunk where I would put the real diamonds, leaving a briefcase of theatrical jewellery in the trunk instead," he told his friend, and the movie cameoed him opening the hidden drawer. My immediate problem with this was: excuse me, a briefcase full of glittering fake diamonds is going to cost a small fortune in itself --- perhaps one-twentieth the value of the real jewels, or about $50,000. Where was a humble salesman going to find that kind of cash? Oh well, just another far-fetched plot element to add to the great big heap of them in Movieland, but for me the twist at the end spoiled a film whose charm lay in its feel of authenticity. For me, this could have continued into the pay-off, with the couple finding happiness living together on humble incomes on realistic trajectories.

movieman_kev Great film about Eddie (a superb Robert Forster) having to train young upstart, Eddie (Donnie Wahlberg) in the diamond selling biz. Their chemistry is superb. The dialog just crackles & it pulls you right into this film. Of course one knows where the film's headed way in advance, but that doesn't distract from the brilliant acting in this character study. I highly recommend it & i rarely hand out suck accolades easily.Where I saw It: ShowtimeMy Grade: AEye Candy: Both Kristen Minter as Cherry and Sannah Laumeister as Amber drop their tops (and at what may be a first Nikki Fritz as Fran leaves hers covered, heh go figure)

jdesando These guys are diamonds in the rough-Robert Forster an aging traveling diamond salesman and Donnie Wahlberg the slacker trainee. `Diamond Men' is much less like Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke in `Training Day' and just a bit like Ned Beatty and Liev Schreiber in `Spring Forward.' This unlikely team develops a respect and caring that are palpable, right down to Wahlberg fixing up the recently-widowed Forster with the heart-of-gold masseuse.What happens to the lovers and the buddies has been told many times before, and the twist is a not new territory. Yet the sweetness in the way they treat each other is refreshingly new. An undertone of love and respect allows the reclusive Forster to embrace Wahlberg's energy, while Wahlberg stops calling Forster `old' and learns some valuable professional and life lessons, as when Forster tells him how to make a tough sale: "When they say 'No,' they're looking for a way to say 'Yes.' " Forster's new lover helps him see beyond her past and his suddenly complicated present; Wahlberg's life begins a slow ascent up the maturity ladder because of Forster; someday Wahlberg may stop wearing leopard-skinned underwear.The ending is straight out of Elmore Leonard--the location and resolution are breezy and benign. What have survived are love and a renewed sense of life's possibilities. Diamonds turn out to be everyone's best friend.

Paul Creeden Another in the genre of "Average Guys Have Feelings Too". Grainy film, home movie locations, good character roles, well played. The story is engaging, despite its worn character types. Forster as Eddie is perfectly cast and works his minimalist magic. Wahlberg as Bobbie is trying to be Brando at times, but manages to show some range of acting skill. Katie, as played by Bess Armstrong, is well written and adds needed depth just in time to the flat story line. Katie and Eddie end up being just as unethical and immoral as the rest of the blue world they occupy. The twist at the film's end, in my opinion, gives the story a flat tire. A good story, but too cynical.