The White Diamond 2004

Critics score:
94 / 100

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Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: When we finally see the ship sailing through majestic cloud formations over the breathtaking Amazon canopy, the name seems absolutely fitting -- for a gem of an aircraft and a jewel of a movie. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: Herzog loves to document humanity's perpetual struggle with nature, and in The White Diamond, the jungle -- sometimes makes sophisticated human technology laughably clumsy. Read more

Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: The film is rather aimless, if not pointless, but you cannot take your eyes off it for one second. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Werner Herzog's documentary suggests that while the German filmmaker has mellowed a bit with age, he is still fascinated by the danger and romance of the natural world. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Although The White Diamond is entire of itself, it earns its place among the other treasures and curiosities in Herzog's work. Read more

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Russell Edwards, Variety: Herzog's eye for the weird sometimes makes the docu feel strained, but engaging characters imbue the pic with depth and emotional appeal. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Any day in which I'm able to step into the gaze path of extreme, globe-trotting seeker-of-otherworldliness Werner Herzog -- like a matinee dreamer transfixed in a projector's beam -- is a day well lived. Read more