An intriguing thriller for grown ups.
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08/31/05
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The Constant Gardener (2005)
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Reviews Counted:178
Fresh:148
Rotten:30
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: The Constant Gardener is a smart, gripping, and suspenseful thriller with rich performances from the leads.
Theatrical Release:Aug 31, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $33,565,375
Synopsis: Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, whose previous film, CITY OF GOD, won awards all over the world--and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Oscars--has crafted another... [More]
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy
Director: Fernando Meirelles
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Reviews for The Constant Gardener
At least the folks who made this visually striking, sometimes heartrending, swift and tense adaptation of John le Carre's novel try to say something significant about the current state of the developing world.
08/31/05
The Constant Gardener is a powerhouse film that cannot possibly escape Oscar recognition in almost every major category from direction to performance.
08/31/05
The Constant Gardener doesn’t self-destruct, implode or fall to pieces the way other movies do when they end badly. It just loses its form and drifts away.
08/31/05
A character-driven drama of actual import that delivers a message and dramatic punch, but with a visual edginess and narrative ingenuity that is in the service of the story, as opposed to the filmmaker's cleverness.
08/31/05
Top CriticThe Constant Gardener manages to fight through its own pretensions to deliver a tale you care about, featuring characters you care for.
08/31/05
Top CriticFiennes gives perhaps the most emotionally rich performance of his career.
08/31/05
They compel us to care about impoverished women used to test dangerous drugs, about doctors and preachers and reporters who fight an uphill battle for them, even about introverted Justin, a civil servant who resorts to desperately uncivil behavior.
08/31/05
If it sends audiences home to log on to the Amnesty International website, terrific -- but that still doesn't make it a very good movie.
08/31/05
A film that grips us dramatically, intellectually and emotionally.
08/31/05
Top CriticFernando Meirelles's excellent adaptation of the novel by John le Carré is likely to linger in your mind and may even trouble your conscience.
08/31/05
Top CriticA slick, fast-paced production with first-rate performances and an emotional punch you won't soon forget.
08/31/05
Top CriticThe film has a dimension and depth that suggests it's, once again, that time of year when it is safe for adults to return to the cineplex.
08/31/05
This is not a movie that will shock you or thrill you or rock your world. Instead, it will move you, it will stick with you, it will give you pause and effect you in ways not easily described -- which is something the best films always do.
08/31/05
Yes, the cast is certainly seductive, and the direction often beguiling, yet ultimately we're left with a distinct sense of abandonment, of a story insufficiently told.
08/31/05
Simply befuddling.
08/31/05
The Constant Gardener is more like walking past a series of paintings than watching a movie. You can admire the skill that went into work, but it never carries you along.
08/31/05
Top Criticawell-acted film with an impressive literary pedigree, but it’s Meirelles and his directorial style who really makes the film into something special.
08/31/05
This is one of the year's best films.
08/31/05
Top CriticA sweaty, vital masterpiece that's always one step ahead of its audience.
08/31/05
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