Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Average rating

(70%)

Starring:	Sean Connery \| Jill St. John \| Lana Wood \| Bruce Cabot \| Charles Gray \| Jimmy Dean \| Bruce Glover \| Bernard Lee \| Lois Maxwell
Director:	Guy Hamilton
Studio:	MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time:	120 mins
Genres:	Action/Adventure \| Thriller
Languages:	English
Hearing-impaired:	English
Subtitles:	English
Released:	November 03, 2003
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Superspy James Bond (Sean Connery) gets tangled up in the wild world of international diamond smuggling. But hold on--the mission is not quite so simple as it seems; his chase of the jewel thieves leads him to conspirators with plans for unleashing a nuclear armageddon on an unsuspecting planet. The majority of the action takes place on the gaudy, glittering streets of Las Vegas, as Bond negotiates the grotesque terrain with his customary aplomb and fancy mechanical gadgets. As always, he manages to dally with several sexy bombshells along the way, including the wonderful Lana Wood as Plenty O'Toole. Connery is as suave and entertaining as ever, taking on the menacing Charles Gray, who is trying his hand at playing Bond's archenemy, Blofeld. Look for the car chase down a narrow alley.

Rating of 2 stars out of 5

After You Only Live Twice, Sean Connery said “Never again”, but after George Lazenby's sole effort in OHMSS Connery was lured back for a fee of over $1 million, which he donated to the Scottish International Education Trust. This is one of the weakest Bonds, with its plot about diamond smuggling developing rather tiresomely into a chase with Moon buggies, and Connery simply goes through the motions. The Las Vegas sequences have some dash, however, and Bruce Glover and Putter Smith make an intriguing double-act of the gay hit men, Wint and Kidd, but the best idea was never used: screenwriter Richard Maibaum's proposal to cast Gert Frobe as Goldfinger's twin brother!

Rating of 1 stars out of 5
Halliwell's Film Guide

Campy, rather vicious addition to a well-worn cycle, with an element of nastiness which big-budget stunts cannot conceal. Panavision does not help, and Connery's return to the role is disappointing.

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3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

some fine moments, but not brilliant film!

A Customer from NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, 22nd June, 2004

After the mixed critical reception that went with ' On Her Majesty's
Secret Service' it was up to producers Albert R ' Cubby' Broccoli & Harry Saltzman to get Sean Connery back in the role of 007 James Bond. Sean Connery said he'd finished with Bond in ' You Only Live Twice' back in 1967 but starred in this one to gain money for his charity fund for the scottish community. Connery's Bond looks slightly older now and his cool has worn off a bit. but the fact he was back is good enough for me. Charles Gray's performance as Ernst Stavro Blofeld { with his new face} is a great follow up to the end of ' On Her Majesty's Secret Service' and the movie has lots of interesting ideas. Morton Slumber the funeral man, Mr Wint&Mr Kidd the sadistic assassins and partners in crime. some great locations: Holland, America etc this film has space buggies, duplicated cats + much more. but who is the main villain? that's unknown. there's only one way to find out. watch ' Diamonds Are Forever' you'll probably be a little dissapointed and if your not a bond fan this film isn't likely to change your mind. but i enjoyed it and have given it 3 stars. ***

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Yes, it is the best Bond film...

TheLarch from from Glasgow, 17th October, 2008

...but only if you recognise and enjoy the inherent silliness of the Bond character. This is unashamedly daft, with a plot that goes in circles, ridiculously camp characters (Charles Gray's Blofeld drags it up at one point; the henchmen are gay; one of the Bond girls is called Plenty O'Toole) and Connery putting in his wittiest, most nonchalant performance. Not in any way believable, but unlike many of the Bonds, it doesn't try to be. There's also a stronger streak of nasty violence in this than there are in many of the others, but it all adds to the strange, haphazard quality of the movie.

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