The Constant Gardener (2005)

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Sep 23 6:20

''Leave this Justin. Go home.'' ''I can't go home. Tessa was my home. '' A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption. Ralph Fiennes: Justin Quayle Rachel Weisz: Tessa Quayle Powerful, emotional and political Constant Gardner is hard for me to watch due to it's material yet i couldn't look away. It had me crying and hurting inside and all from the journey of one man trying desperately to find an answer to his wife's demise. I mean it's a nightmare and a love story that sadly is severed but you still feel through flashbacks that there is a connection. Brilliant acting from its two lead roles Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes, two of the best of my heart and this country. ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 10 months ago at Jan 13 15:00

This film is beautifully slow paced and encapsulating. A startling film that deals with issues deeply embedded within all of our lives; love, trust, and the search for truth. Exploring the point to which we are prepared to stick to our integrity and follow our convictions, whilst also tackling enormous political and economical issues of illegal drug production and trials on the poor of Kenya. A young politically charged student (Weisz) who marries her tutor and British Diplomat. (Fiennes) They migrate to Africa where his career diplomacy allow Weisz to channel her findings (despite obvious opposition and resistance) along political avenues, the results of which her husband must pick up and piece together, whilst battling through personal and political levels of deceit and betrayal. Desp...Read more

Rating : 10/10