Constant Gardener

Year: 2005

Grade: C

Country: UK

Director: Meirelles

Review

a mostly uninteresting film that feels like a dozen others i’ve seen, though i can’t place my finger on any great examples. visually it’s sort of a mix between traffic and 21 grams and the beginning reminded me a bit of solaris and syriana, but it’s not really all that similar to any of them. that said, it definitely feels familiar. other than the photography i didn’t really care for the film. maybe i’m just jaded. maybe i don’t like it when a film makes such an easy distinction between the good guys and the bad guys. i don’t know. i do know that i nodded off in the middle of this one and found the plot to be tiresome and predictable. the acting was predictably good, but not stunning. these roles just don’t offer anything new. it’s a good film, but not a distinctive or enjoyable one.