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I think a movie about a man gardening constantly would have been more entertaining.

Ralph Fiennes is so underrated. He never gets the praise he deserves. He's got his whole heart in this performance. So good.

Its a great movie, you can tell by the sophisticated story. It´s not hard to find out prior to the end whats going on but the way it is told using cameras and actors are really good. Great story, great actors and the set is fantastic. I am happy I started out 30 countries in 30 days with this, I find it hard to imagine a better start.

Ralph Fiennes is so absolutely lovely when not a Nazi. Or Voldemort. He is practically almost saccharine sweet in The Constant Gardener, which is lucky I suppose because, aside from the beautiful imagery by the talented director Fernando Meirelles, he's the only thing keeping it all together. A good performance by Rachel Weiz, too, but I couldn't stand her character, which defeated a lot of what the movie was trying to show.

I do not remember the book being so miserable. Was it? I know that it was incredibly sad and that it was incredibly long page-wise, but I do not remember it being as dreary and tedious as this movie. I enjoyed the book very much. And while I do not was it to seem like I am saying the movie was without merit, I recommend you go read John Le Carre instead.

One of the saddest movies I have ever seen. Ralph Fiennes was brilliant and Rachel Weisz earned her oscar. Fernando Meirelles is one of the greats of the generation.

Its a great movie, you can tell by the sophisticated story. It´s not hard to find out prior to the end whats going on but the way it is told using cameras and actors are really good. Great story, great actors and the set is fantastic. I am happy I started out 30 countries in 30 days with this, I find it hard to imagine a better start.

This political thriller is pretty much all that you would expect from labeling it that genre, but not in a negative way. It works and succeeds at being a good thriller that also manages to analyze politics, pharmaceutical big business, and the Western look at Africa. In addition to this however, it adds much more through the details of its story and the great acting led by Fiennes. The score and editing is also particularly great, but coming from Meirelles and judging him based on City of God, it is an easy assumption that anything that comes from him will exceed on these technical levels.

It's a great movie that really got into my head. I wanted to stay ahead of the movie by guessing who the characters really were, but just when I thought I had someone nailed the situation would change. It's so easy to jump to wrong conclusions, and that's the powerful theme of The Constant Gardener. Also, ordinary people can be heroes when they simply don't ignore what's in front of them.

An English diplomat assigned to Kenya investigates the death of his activist wife and discovers a conspiracy behind it. Good performances by Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz but a weak narrative. Can't decide if it wants to be a love story or a thriller.

A kinetic film from Fernando Meirelles with strong performances from Fiennes and Weisz.