Diamonds Are Forever

United Artists | Release Date: December 17, 1971

5.8	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 63 Ratings

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FilipeNetoFeb 18, 2018

Directed by Guy Hamilton, produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli and with screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz, this is the seventh film in 007 franchise and resumes the participation of Sean Connery in the role of theDirected by Guy Hamilton, produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli and with screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz, this is the seventh film in 007 franchise and resumes the participation of Sean Connery in the role of the British agent for the last time. This movie will attempt to Americanize the character, an option that, for today's fans, was highly incorrect, despite the success at the box office.

In this film, James Bond seeks revenge on Blofeld, who blames the death of his wife, Tracy Bond. At the same time, he investigates the disappearance of diamonds in South Africa, suspecting trafficking. During investigations in Amsterdam, Bond found suspected links with the United States, where the stolen diamonds are sent. Narrowly escapes death in a crematorium and continues to follow the clues to Las Vegas, where he will face again Blofeld, the mastermind behind the theft of diamonds, with which it plans to build a space satellite that destroy entire cities.

Although Sean Connery returned to the role of 007, the film's producers know they will not be forever. On the other hand, the pressure for adapting the character to a new audience increases with the entry in the seventies. Although the plot is almost entirely passed in the United States, the film has almost no action scenes, on the contrary: some particular scenes are perfectly anecdotal, in a humorous style that did not benefit the film. On the other hand, it appears to interpret the character Connery no motivation and no concern that shown in previous films into thinking it would have been better to the paper, once and for all, to another actor. The theme of space conquest, which was fashionable during this time, it could also have been better used, as would be in future films.

In this film, apart from central casting inherited from previous films, James Bond is incarnated by Sean Connery. Jill St. John gave life to the bond-girl Tiffany Case. Charles Gray played the villain, Blofeld. Putter Smith and Bruce Glover gave life to the double murder, and apparently homosexual, Mr. Kid and Mr. Wint.… Expand

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BroyaxDec 26, 2018

Ce dernier Bond avec Connery avant qu'il ne revienne bien plus tard dans les années 80 pour une sorte d'ultime baroud d'honneur (raté lui aussi soit dit en passant) ressemble étonnamment à une auto-parodie à l'insu de son plein gré (onCe dernier Bond avec Connery avant qu'il ne revienne bien plus tard dans les années 80 pour une sorte d'ultime baroud d'honneur (raté lui aussi soit dit en passant) ressemble étonnamment à une auto-parodie à l'insu de son plein gré (on suppose)...

On est pas loin ici en effet d'un OSS117 (avec Dujardin ou pas...) tant les situations grotesques se succèdent les unes aux autres alors que l'élégant Sean très pince-sans-rire se contente de hausser les sourcils et d'afficher le petit rictus dont il a le secret (à part une joke tout de même !) . Le scénario décidément très alambiqué qui tourne autour d'un trafic de diamants à la noix se révèle à la fois poussif et souvent ridicule, à peine digne d'un épisode de série télé fatiguée, avec rebondissement bidon à la clé.

On ne sait plus trop à quel degré on doit prendre cette suite d'élucubrations de l'agent double zéro (sans Nielsen et sans nos super débiles ultra mongolos d'Eric et Ramzy) et on préfère à dire vrai ne pas y penser trop fort et se concentrer sur ces filles à forte poitrine qui ne cessent de harceler le super agent de Sa Majesté...

Pas trop longtemps quand même ou plutôt le moins longtemps possible, car cette stupidité semble un peu trop éternelle par son ennui et sa bouffonnerie (involontaire ou non, on ignore ce qui est le pire...).… Expand

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imthenoobNov 12, 2019

This movie felt like we got the plots of three movies moulded into one. First, We deal with diamond smuggling then the country assassins who just feel painfully out of place and then we have Blofield thrown into the mix with his bonkers plotThis movie felt like we got the plots of three movies moulded into one. First, We deal with diamond smuggling then the country assassins who just feel painfully out of place and then we have Blofield thrown into the mix with his bonkers plot because why not? The story is already an uninteresting mess so why bother trying to make it any better.

Honestly, This is right up there with the worst that the series has to offer. It makes me wish that Connery stayed away and left his Bond legacy intact rather than ruining it.… Expand

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Gamepro3093Aug 19, 2020

A miserable trainwreck of a Bond movie. Right down there with Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Spectre And Licence To Kill. There isn’t much to like with this movie. The only thing it has going for it is it’sA miserable trainwreck of a Bond movie. Right down there with Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Spectre And Licence To Kill. There isn’t much to like with this movie. The only thing it has going for it is it’s theme song. Everything else is really poor. Watch any of Sean Connery’s earlier Bond movies. This one is best off forgetten.… Expand

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Linuski92Nov 19, 2020

Quite possibly the worst bond movie, completely waste's the potential of a great revenge sequel to OHMSS. We could've gotten something similar to Licence To Kill, which IMO, was a great movie.

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HeroicAge616Oct 26, 2021

While Connery's Bond is still fun to watch, Diamonds wastes a great setup to make a tone deaf unfunny comedy.

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GDsReviewsJun 7, 2022

Easily the worst of the Sean Connery Bond movies, and you can easily tell that Connery had completely lost his passion for playing James Bond here as well.

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