Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 15, 2009

The movie is warmed by a fine sense of place and the lovingly elaborated detail of the salesman's life.

| Sep 26, 2002

Wahlberg looks like a rising star, while the seasoned Forster manifests his usual sober authority and approachable masculinity.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 20, 2002

Sacrificing excellent characters to an ultimately lame payoff, Diamond Men's potential as a diamond in the rough turn out to be more 'rough' than 'diamond.'

| Jul 20, 2002

Stilted, bland and two-dimensional.

| Original Score: C- | Jun 13, 2002

Delightful, low-key comedy.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Apr 12, 2002

It is a treasure.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 1, 2002

Watching Diamond Men, it's easy to see what the fuss about Forster is about.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 30, 2001

Cohen, who has been in the diamond business, has directed with a sure, non-wasteful hand and with touching empathy for both men.

Full Review | Oct 24, 2001

The kind of keenly observed, artfully crafted, warmly humane movie that keeps us going through the weekly helping of big-screen duds.

Full Review | Oct 19, 2001

Cohen doesn't fall into the Mamet trap of equating crafty salesmanship with macho flim-flam.

Full Review | Oct 12, 2001

As with so many other recent indie films he has appeared in, it is Forster who truly shines.

Full Review | Oct 9, 2001

I was surprised at how much it moved me.

Full Review | Oct 4, 2001

A gem of a movie.

| Sep 28, 2001

Cohen pours on schmaltz straight out of the similarly themed Diamonds.

Full Review | Sep 28, 2001

It provides a charming showcase for an actor [Forster] whose lack of stardom will never be adequately explained.

Full Review | Sep 28, 2001

A small, finely acted slice of American life.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 28, 2001

Full Review | Sep 20, 2001

After watching [Forster's] subtle, touching performance in this movie, you'll think that being over 50 is just about the coolest thing in the world.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 7, 2001

Genuine, amusing and, best of all, humanly scaled and humanely oriented.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 7, 2001