- Release Date: 2005
- Runtime: 129 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston ... see all
- Director: Fernando Meirelles
- Plot: In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a... Read more
User Reviews
SNOOZE & LOSE
Oct 04, 2007
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Oct 04, 2007movieexpertpro - yahoo.com
If you need a sleeping aid please go see this movie. This movie was so boring it was painful to sit through it.... Full review
Leftist Fantasy Run Amok
Jul 13, 2007
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Jul 13, 2007ScottCA075 - yahoo.com
Superb acting in a totally insipid story. Le Carr... Full review
Compelling and intriguing
Jun 28, 2007
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Jun 28, 2007wunzntooz - yahoo.com
I have to say that when this movie started I couldn't follow it and I didn't like it. But I stayed with it and eventually I caught on. More and more it drew me in. The camera work is odd and... Full review
Indoctrination film
Mar 09, 2007
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Mar 09, 2007rmc624687 - yahoo.com
This movie is the usual thoughtless leftist propoganda. The movie could have been interesting but the whole plot was broken. OK, so pharmaceutical companies will develop a drug in Africa where they can hide the deaths (instead of England?), which means... Full review
Everything works but the story.
Nov 20, 2006
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Nov 20, 2006snowexplosion43 - yahoo.com
This was first and last a liberal rant. We start with the protest against the war in Iraq and how we (Britain and the US) are the real terrorists in killing people. I let that pass and hoped for a good... Full review
Just as i expected!!! Brilliant and fantastic!!!!
Oct 01, 2006
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Oct 01, 2006utama_michael - yahoo.com
Just as i expected!!! Brilliant and fantastic!!!! A good acting by Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes!!!It is a movie of politics and the lives of the needy. And why some military in the world is bad.It was sad that both Rachel... Full review
One of the better movie I seen for a long time
Sep 09, 2006
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Sep 09, 2006engmu - yahoo.com
Please do not trust the negative remarks you see on the users' reviews. They may be motivated by political viewponts. I really enjoyed this movie and the African landscape.... Full review
This was so bad, I walked out and got refund!
Sep 09, 2006
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Sep 09, 2006jsonrsmith - yahoo.com
This movie was terrible! Hard to follow, poorly made, and just a total train wreck! Our movie club group went to see this, and we all walked out about half way through, and got refunds,and went for Margaritas instead! Save your... Full review
LOVED IT!
Aug 12, 2006
Suus64 - yahoo.com
Aug 12, 2006Suus64 - yahoo.com
I LOVED this movie! I'm not usually a big Ralph Fiennes fan -- I always find him rather wooden -- but in this film I thought his acting was GREAT! All the other actors were excellent too. The director did a... Full review
Patience pays...
Aug 12, 2006
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Aug 12, 2006zodrus - yahoo.com
Once again the movie trailers mislead the movie fan. However, in this case if you have a bit of patience, it actually pays off. The trailer leads you to believe that you are going to see an intelligent movie with intelligent... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Apr 28, 2006Los Angeles Times
Posted by LATimes on January 2, 2006 in fashion , Golden Globes , Rachel Weisz , The Constant Gardener | Permalink | Email this post Comments She has gorgeous skin.
The Golden Globe-nominated actress - for her role in "The Constant Gardener" (nominated for best motion picture, drama) directed by Fernando Meirelles (nominated for best director, motion picture) - wore a chic black Christian Dior skirt suit and Pierre Hardy high heels to a recent Focus Features cocktail party at Il Cielo in Beverly Hills, Cal ... Full Review
| Mar 13, 2006TotalFilm
You have to go back to Defence Of The Realm and the BBC's Edge Of Darkness in the mid-'80s to find a homegrown drama so eager to grapple with contemporary issues and Britain's complicit role in propagating injustice outside its borders.
Meirelles, though, never loses sight of the emotional core of his narrative, ensuring his plot is always rooted in the heartfelt poignancy of a bereft husband's pain, rage and bewilderment.
... Full Review
| Mar 09, 2006BBC Films
Although this batch of extras puts The Constant Gardener neatly into its social context, the lack of input from Meirelles means we don't get nearly as much insight into the creative process.
It's a greater shame that he offers no commentary to accompany the film.
... Full Review
| Jan 10, 2006Entertainment Insiders
Only about 30 seconds of the play are included in the actual film, while the extended scene runs around 9 minutes.
"Simple yet profoundly complex at the same time, if one were forced to slap a genre tag on Meirelles' film, romantic thriller would best fit the bill.
... Full Review
| Jan 06, 2006DVD MovieGuide
Still, the movie's good enough to at least merit a rental.
Instead, most of the flick appeared well defined and detailed.
In the end, the audio of Gardener served the movie well.
Effects also appeared clean and accurate.
... Full Review
News
Sienna Miller lost role to green hair!
msn.com –
2009-08-08
Sienna Miller fears her green hair may have cost her a role opposite Ralph Fiennes in THE CONSTANT GARDENER. The blonde actress reveals she had a home dye disaster the night before the audition for the film - and she... ... Full Article
Rachel Weisz. Please begin. ...that's OK too. ...at my house. I'm generally quiet and read a lot myself...so I think she would find it quite comfortable. ... Full Article
The Constant Gardener (2005)
nytimes.com –
2009-04-21
In "The Constant Gardener," Fernando Meirelles's excellent adaptation of John le Carré's novel, Ralph Fiennes plays Justin Quayle, a British diplomat whose main qualities seem, at least at first, to be diffidence, his interest in gardening and a fumbling, self-effacing... ... Full Article
Rachel Weisz's bathroom award
monstersandcritics.com –
2008-09-28
The 38-year-old star, who won the best supporting actress prize for her role in 'The Constant Gardener' in 2006, revealed she displays the prestigious accolade in an unusual place in her home. ... Full Article
Film publicity legend Charles McDonald plans to step down as joint CEO of London-headquartered Premier PR at the end of October. He will leave Premier and handle a number of his own key clients independently, likely his most active Premier... ... Full Article

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