Greenfingers
A Blooming Comedy...Based on a True Story
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 1, 2016
- Originally Released: 2001
- Label: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Clive Owen & David Kelly | |
Performer: | Natasha Little, Warren Clarke, Travis Swords, Danny Dyer, Paterson Joseph, Trudie Styler, Helen Mirren & Adam Fogerty | |
Directed by | Joel Hershman | |
Screenwriting by | Joel Hershman | |
Composition by | Guy Dagul | |
Produced by | Daniel J. Victor | |
Director of Photography: | John Daly |
Entertainment Reviews:
Can be cute, and even heartwarming at times. But all too often, it's nearly insufferable.
Orlando Sentinel
Rating: 2/5 --
As synthetic as a rubber rose.
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New York Times
Pleasant, mildly uplifting entertainment.
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Miami Herald
...[Owen] once again supplies a dashing presence, as well as a slow-burning intensity...
Movieline's Hollywood Life
It's just too bad the intended charm is applied with a shovel instead of a trowel. Romantic comedy is a delicate flower that can be smothered by too much fertilizer.
Houston Chronicle
Rating: 3/4 --
Greenfingers zips along at an agreeable pace and is full of colorfully engaging characters...
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Reel Film Reviews
...Excellent character performances....It's also cleverly crafted...
Sight and Sound
Product Description:
Inspired by a true story, GREENFINGERS tells the charming tale of a group of hardened criminals who are sent to a progressive prison in modern-day England. Clive Owen (CROUPIER) stars as Colin Briggs, a strong, silent type who has been locked up for a serious, unidentified crime for which he feels a deep need to do penance--by himself. But when he is delivered to Edgefield Prison and put in a room with old Fergus Wilks (WAKING NED DEVINE's David Kelly), his private life is no more. Fergus forces Colin to attempt to grow violets, and upon hearing of the flowers' success, the warden (Warren Clarke) decides to make Colin a gardener, giving him a staff of murderers and thieves who soon take to the soil like no one ever expected. When horticultural expert and media socialite Georgina Woodhouse (Helen Mirren) finds out about the special gardening project, she takes the men under her wing, especially Colin, who seems to be developing an interest in Georgina's daughter, Primrose (Natasha Little). But the prisoners' dark pasts threaten to overwhelm them as they prepare to participate in the Royal Horticultural Society's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. In addition to the outstanding acting, the film features classy direction by writer-director Joel Hershman and an inspiring soundtrack, with songs by U2, Bruce Springsteen, and Tears for Fears, among others.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 106,621
- UPC: 864833000329
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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