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filmfreakcentral.net - : Not a bad thing--indeed, The Constant Gardener is one of the most technically proficient pictures of the year--but not a great thing, either, when talking about children killing children in Brazil's favelas or, as is the case here, a British diplomat confronting his culture's pathological politeness in the plague-fields of Kenya. What recommends The Constant Gardener is the uniform tonal perfection of the performances, and even if the film itself seems to glamorize (and condescend to) the plight of starving and exploited African nations, it at least demonstrates, along with its cinematic brethren (add The Interpreter and Stephen Gaghan's forthcoming Syriana to that list), cinema's willingness to take a more global stance. A paternalistic one, for the most part, but a global one just the same. more...
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www.moviepie.com - : Based on the novel by John Le Carré, the story is set in the aforementioned African country, and centers on soft-spoken, mild-mannered British diplomat Justin Qualye (Ralph Fiennes), whose world is shattered when his social-activist wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz), is brutally murdered after stumbling upon a plot involving drug corporations and the impoverished residents of Africa. Jumping back and forth in time, the film traces the couple’s romance and juxtaposes their initially idyllic relationship with the harsh realities of life after her death. more...
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