merklekranz Great road movie with excellent character development. Unfairly being "rightsized" out of his 30 year diamond sales job, "old timer" Robert Forster, is put on the road to train his successor. This uneasy situation eventually leads to mutual respect, and better understanding of each other. The heartless big company that they now both have to deal with is a perfect example of the "throw away" mentality used by companies to further their own gain at the expense of loyal employees. All I can say is that if you have ever been "let go", you will cherish this film, because in the end things get surprisingly gratifying for our mismatched salesmen. The movie is a winner, and is highly recommended. - MERK

kenjha A veteran diamond salesman has a heart attack on the job and is asked by his employer to train a younger man to take over his route. This low-budget Independent film gets off to a slow start but builds momentum and draws in the viewer. It is basically a character study and the characters are quite likable. Forster is terrific as the recently-widowed old guy who is afraid of starting a relationship with another woman. Wahlberg is equally good as the goofy but sensitive young fellow who comes to respect the old man. Cohen has written a good story, although he has an annoying directorial style that tends to favor extreme closeups for no good reason.

Faith_Akin29 Robert Forster has made many movies in his career, however I can't name one of them, until now. The dynamic duo of Donnie Wahlberg and Robert Forster was unexpected.Forster plays a traveling diamond salesman in the business 30 years, when he has a heart attack, and the company he works for begins to lose faith in him. He's forced to team up with the new trainee, Wahlberg. Forster begins to teach Wahlberg the tricks of the trade, however, at first Wahlberg doesn't want to listen. He's more interested in hooking up with girls and partying. As time goes on, a special kind of friendship begins to form.At various points along their journey they stop off at a massage parlor to "relax." Let me just say you will never forget the girl with the giant eyeball tattoo on her chest. If you can find a way to see this movie, then just see it, you won't regret it.I don't want to sum this movie up in euphemisms, but I left the theater (when I saw it at the Stony Brook film festival in 2000) in awe. The audience applauded and it won the audience award that year.I was hoping Dan Cohen made some other great movies, but according to IMDb, he hasn't. Anyway, I recently bought it on DVD, and the second time around, 8 years later, it's equally as great. GO SEE IT!

trewrtew If you're ready for a film which challenges current ideas of what movies have to be (ie glossy, widescreen) then like me you may return to Diamond Men again and again to re-live some of the magic movie experience you felt in your childhood. Apart from music movies, this is the only film I have wanted to own.Avant-garde for the common man. Gritty and addictive.Steve Peters35 mm Cinematographer,Alice Springs,Australia