Review of The Constant Gardener (2005) by Gregs. — 04 Sep 2005
Excellent movie; very strong performances. In my opinion, it deserves Oscar nominations for best actor, actress, and possibly supporting actor (Bill Nighy). It will almost certainly be nominated for cinematography.
The movie's hook is that it creates two stories out of one plot; there's a conspiracy thriller with a powerful, liberal message, and, more memorably, a "retrospective romance", in which Quayle "learns" Tessa all over again, after her death.
Advice before viewing: there is no stereotypical action movie baggage (gunplay, explosions, etc.); the few action scenes are played very low key. Don't go in waiting for that, even in the climax.
This review of The Constant Gardener (2005) was written by Gregs. on 04 Sep 2005.
The Constant Gardener has generally received very positive reviews.
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