Saving Grace (DVD)

I've been a fan of Brenda Blethyn's since I first saw her in "Secrets and Lies" (for which she received an Academy Award Nomination). I was even more enthralled with her performance in "Girls Night" which I also reviewed here. And then she appeared in her most startlingly different role as the mother Mari Hoff in "Little Voice" (for which she got another Oscar nomination). So, when I saw the trailers for this movie, I knew I had to see it as soon as possible. Ms. Blethyn gives another totally believable performance here, which isn't in the least bit surprising. What is surprising is that this character is very different than the ...  Read the complete review

I really didn't think that this was my type of film. How would I like a film that invilved a middle age women growing pot for a living? Doesn't sound promicing does it, and yet I didn't see anyone leaving the cinema without a smile on their faces, and, isn't this generally the reason we go to the cinema! The plot is far fetched with the main character Blethyn(think I spelt it wrong, soz)losing her husband and discovering that she was also left with a massive debt to pay off of his. So, somehow, she manages to get together with her gardener and locals and they set up their own mass reproduction of cannabis as she is a very good gardener. The film ...  Read the complete review

This film is a delight to watch. From the opening sequences to the end you are simply rivetted to this hillarious story, which is beautifully filmed and has tremendous actors in. Starring the talented Brenda Blethyn, gorgeous Craig Ferguson and dopey Martin Clunes as the druggie GP ?!?!? Left impoverished by her swine of a husband, widow Grace, because of her financial straights and with help from her laconic gardener decides to start growing canabis. There are some incredibly funny scenes, for example when they were trying to rig up a transformer for the lights in the greenhouse and when every night the greenhouse lit up whole countryside, ...  Read the complete review

Grace Trevethan (Brenda Blethyn) is left without any money and with mounting debts after he husband’s sudden death. It is when her gardener, played by Craig Fergusom, asks for her help with his marijuana plants that she comes upon the idea of selling as much of it as possible to make money. Directed by Nigel Cole, this is a British film made by Sky Pictures, the division of BSkyB that is helping to increase the output of British films. If they can be as humorous and enjoyable as this, more power to them. There are many funny moments and Blethyn really gives a superb performance. You find yourself hoping that she will get away with her plan, even though ...  Read the complete review

This is a film that will make you say 'I know him' or 'I've done that/been there/etc' over and over again. It's one of the delights of watching a nicely observed British comedy such as this - you can relate to the characters, their situation, location and generally everything that is going on. You can hardly say the same of Snatch, or Gladiator... The plot is pretty simple - nice middle aged lady Grace (Brenda Bethlyn) has been recently widowed, it turns out her husband was massively in debt, her house is going to be repossesed, all is doom and gloom etc. Then her gardner, who is trying to grow a bit of cannabis on the ...  Read the complete review