The Constant Gardener

(2005)

Todd Says:

5 STARS

Simply put, this movie blew me away. It begins at a deceivingly slow pace, working to build a false sense of what is really going on in the story. But then it builds, and it twists, and it turns, and it finishes with such gusto that you're not really sure how or when the movie transitioned from a sad tale of domestic loss to a tragic conspiracy of epic proportions.

Nothing about this film is lacking, but Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz stand out as superb examples of what great acting should look like. And the scenery is fantastic, lets just say that if I ever decide to make a movie I'm doing it in Africa. Beautiful.

The Constant Gardener is a top notch film that you will enjoy. Go and make the time to watch this movie.

Alexis says:

5 STARS

Sometimes we run right out and see a bad movie and wait forever to finally see a really good one. The Constant Gardener is one of the really good ones. The film begins slowly and it jumps around a little to bring you to speed through flashbacks, but as the story is uncovered and characters developed you begin to understand why this film was so critically acclaimed.

The cinematography is stunning, from the very beginning, each scene would be a beautiful still shot it seems with panning shots of beautiful Africa. Ralph Fiennes is magnigicent as the British diplomat married to a woman he doesn't even feel he knows when she is murdered. His subsequent search for what she was involved in that could have led to her murder is beyond convincing. Weisz is near her best as the wife who becomes an activist after she uncovers the truth about a drug company. The way you feel about her in the beginning and the way you feel about her in the end just proves how wonderfully pieced together this film is.