Kirk Douglas, in a role probably reflecting on what happened to him in real life, plays a stroke-afflicted ex-boxer about to go on a journey of self-discovery with his son (Dan Aykroyd). It's good to see that even after his stroke, Douglas hasn't lost any of his acting skills, but the movie doesn't really seem like much that we haven't seen before. Aykroyd and Lauren Bacall also did quite well in the movie, but I personally felt that Jenny McCarthy was sort of unnecessary. Still, it is worth seeing, if only for consideration of what we have to look forward to in our older years.

So are you or have you ever been...?

Normally I will agree with most of the online respected critics (Ebert, etc.). But this time I think they were really wrong. Yes, the movie was a bit predictable and at times slow. Not a great script and the casting might have been a bit better but Kirk Douglas and Lauren Bacall made the movie shine.

It was a heart warming movie that definitely makes you happy you spent the time watching. Yes, it was probably a device made just for Douglas. But so what.... It worked for me and I would recommend it for all that has a heart and likes to divulge in an occasional sentimental and semi comedy drama. Cheers to "Diamonds"