Saturday Trevor and I went and finally saw Blood Diamond. I was blown away. What an excellent movie, definitely the best I've seen this year (narrowly beating out The Departed and, by a slightly larger margin, Babel)
First of all, on a superficial level, the movie had a great story, good action, and amazing visuals.
Looking deeper, I thought Leo DiCaprio's performance was incredible. Me not knowing any different, I thought his accent was very good. At times I found myself remembering that this guy was a famous actor, I had forgotten. I think that's a pretty good indication of a convincing performance.

Finally, all the supporting characters were all excellent as well. For a story with so much going on, it held together quite well.

If I had to make a negative comment (which i feel I do, just because I can) it's that the phone call between Danny and Maddy near the end was kinda sappy. That's all.