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The constant gardener movie reviews
The constant gardener movie reviews











the constant gardener movie reviews

He films with a style that constantly keeps us engaged. The subject matter here begs to be heard, and Meirelles has provided it with a compelling venue. They end up entangled in a pharmaceutical battle that has taken lives before and, before the movie is over, will take many more. Justin has a job to do in Africa, and Tessa makes him take her with him, despite his misgivings. Ralph Fiennes plays Justin Quayle, a British diplomat married to Tessa (Rachel Weisz, in a heartbreaking performance just as noteworthy as Fiennes's). Ralph Fiennes makes him real, and Meirelles surrounds him with what looks and feels like the real world. It doesn't matter if that person is fictional or not. It becomes even more depressing because it puts more than one face on the problem and allows us to see the issue through someone who experienced it firsthand. The movie's frustrating because it gives you a problem in this world to be angry about, depressing because that problem probably won't be solved anytime too soon.













The constant gardener movie reviews