greenfingers 2000 (helen mirren, clive owen) region free dvd5 english (uk) bcbc

Greenfingers is a 2000 British comedy film directed and written by Joel Hershman. It is loosely based on a true story about the award-winning prisoners of HMP Leyhill, a minimum-security prison in the Cotswolds, England.

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Synopsis

It's one big (green) thumbs-up for this affecting true-life tale about hardened con Colin Briggs (Clive Owen), a small-time criminal who gets a new lease on life -- behind prison bars -- as an award-winning gardener. Standing out in supporting roles are David Kelly as a prisoner chum of Briggs's who coaxes him out of his shell and Helen Mirren as a world-class horticulturalist who worries when her daughter falls for Briggs.



Cast

Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, David Kelly, Warren Clarke, Danny Dyer, Paterson Joseph, Lucy Punch, Peter Guinness



Greenfingers Review:

English comedies can be wacky and charming at the same time, especially the great comedies of the 1950s and 1960s made by Ealing Studios. Although it concentrates mainly on being charming, GREENFINGERS, a new R-rated comedy from England, does have its wacky moments.



The story in GREENFINGERS focuses on a young hardened prisoner, Colin, played by Clive Owen of CROUPIER. After about 15 years in jail for committing some dastardly crime, prison officials decide that Colin has been enough of a model prisoner to be sent to a minimum security prison with a rehabilitation-minded warden. Colin, however, definitely plans on not fitting in, the reason for which turns out to be an intense sense of guilt for the awful crime he committed. Colin intends not fitting in, that is, until he meets up with Fergus, a sickly elderly inmate, who introduces Colin to the joys of gardening, the traditional English past time. Colin’s talent for gardening catches the eye of the redemptive-minded warden, who thinks he’s just hit on a new work program for the inmates. It also catches the eye of a horticultural expert. Both of these situations lead to surprising, comical developments for both Colin and his fellow convicts.



GREENFINGERS is a delightful, redemptive comedy about overcoming adversity and finding your place in society. Clive Owen does a fine job as Colin. The other actors also handle their parts well, especially Helen Mirren as Georgina Woodhouse, the horticulturalist, David Kelly as Fergus, Warren Clarke as the warden, and Natasha Little as Colin’s love interest, Primrose Woodhouse. Although the basic structure of the movie is predictable, the delight comes in watching the details evolve, including the relationships between the characters and some of the wackier developments in the story.