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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterGenuine, amusing and, best of all, humanly scaled and humanely oriented.
- 88Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrRiding a mood that's tilted to the jazzy blues that Eddie prefers to Bobby's blasting rock on the car radio, Diamond Men is a sparkly film that's easy to love.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt looks and listens to its characters, curious about the unfolding mysteries of the personality. It is a treasure.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldForster carries the movie with an effortless grace and professionalism, creating a character of surprising nobility who is the very opposite of the Willy Loman caricature that's been the de rigueur salesman stereotype in movies of the past 50 years.
- 80SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinThe movie has an intriguing wild card in Bess Armstrong as an ex-prostitute turned Zen masseuse. I'm not sure if she's meant to be brilliantly evolved or an idiot -- or if the actress is really good or really, really terrible. But her chemistry with Forster is terrific.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA very small film but a sweet one, an easygoing venture of the feel-good variety. What sets it apart is something even larger pictures often lack: an excellent performance by its star.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorBut its quiet, solid center is Forster's Eddie, a man who can keep his cool under pressure and, with the merest twitch of a facial muscle, reveal a capacity for change.
- 70TV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceTV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceThe ever-charismatic character actor George Coe stands out as a small-town jeweler grateful for a late-life affair.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLoses its way in a crime-movie subplot and a less-than-believable love affair.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAfter a promising start, writer-director Daniel M. Cohen pours on schmaltz straight out of the similarly themed "Diamonds," including the proverbial hookers -- with hearts of gold.