It's all about the oppressed Africa by the greedy people in what so called the civilized countries.

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Half hour into the film, nothing happens. Extremely boring. Skipped without hesitation.

This is a super, harrowing bit of cinema.

Love can push us to take extremes in order to bring her peace, especially if it means going against the system! A diplomat suspects that his wife's suspicious death is tied to a drug-manufacturing company in Kenya and begins a risky investigation into her demise. Shot with emotional feeling and a sobering sense of doom, we're shown that if you must confront corruption, you should do it for the people you love!

The Constant Gardener features excellent performances but suffers from a screenplay that seems to be always building up to a climax that never quite comes. I would only watch this again if there were nothing better to choose from.

Enthralling mystery, even mystery of the heart. Weisz and Fiennes are charming together

The Constant Gardener is a very deep, dark and thought provoking film about abuse of African peoples in the name of money. On top of that, it is a very powerful love story that transcends anything that could remotely be described as romance. Indeed, such a label would cheapen it. The film starts oddly enough. The cinematography appears to be more art than story and it feels somewhat jarring. However, once the story gets going, the cinematic depictions of African life feel real. The chronological to-ing and fro-ing in the early part of the story does not appear to add any benefit to the telling of the story and I cannot help but wonder if the story would have had an even greater emotional impact if the love story had chance to develop before Tessa's death. Where the power of the love story comes into real force is the fact that the love story truly takes on a power of its own as it develops after her death. The story does suffer from convenient plot devices that move it forward and sometimes these feel a bit contrived. However, the story being told is so strong that I can only knock half a star off for this. All in all, a very good film. That it was inspired by a true story makes it all the more powerful. How much of this sort of abuse continues to be perpetrated in the name of money? Highly recommended, but not light, storytelling.

Fiennes and Weisz deliver a pair of powerhouse performances in this poignant thriller. While The Constant Gardner might not be enjoyable, it's imperative to understand its fundamental message.

The best editing ever done in a movie!

Really good film. The current events in the world made this film come up. It's frightening, because it is so true that these companies get away with this in real life. The entire world is dealing with the damage caused by these corporations. The story was well put together.

Interesting storyline and a movie not unlike what you may expect from Ralph Fiennes. Real images of life in Africa. I hated the shaky camera what were they thinking.

Terrible, generic cinematography, like really bad. Shaky handheld, all over the place camera movements and lots of quick cuts. Similarly, the lighting was dreadful. The film managed to look worse than movies much older. As for the plot, it was far fetched and blatantly predictable. The solo detective idea was typical nonsense, among other things, such as the warnings instead of just killing the main character and the appalling ending. The characters were acceptable but relatively unexplored and acted in a stereotypical manner, and there should have been deeper emotion considering the circumstances. Then the runtime was unnecessarily dragged out, and the action and thrill were mediocre at best. However, the acting was convincing enough, and the visual effects, sets, props, and costumes were fine. The soundtrack was nothing special.

The Constant Gardner is an intriguing tale about pharmaceutical companies using humans as guinea pigs in the midst of a disease, then covering up the deaths in their trials to downplay the drug's dangers, bribing governments and corrupting officials in the West and the Third World to cover for them or look the other way in order to reap billions of dollars in profits. This is obviously a work of fiction and nothing in this 2005 film resembles anything that could happen in the 21st century.

An interesting film. No complaints about the characters as their journey's and motives are believable, and relatable. Satisfying arch for Ralph Fiennes's, who is the main protagonist. A fine marriage of complicated corporate corruption and basic human values and passions. The story itself seems a little separated from the story it told, and the cinematography was a bit confusing sometimes. An appreciated story overall.

The era of Cold War conflict with the Soviets is long gone. The big Western nations have met the enemy, and, often "the enemy is us." Big corporations protected by government agents who will do anything. This movie explains the situation. It's one of the best of the political thrillers for the 21st century.

I feel bad for Danny Huston, he's become totally typecast as the twist villain; he's good enough at it to be given these roles recurringly, but it has happened so much by this point that audiences are immediately wary of whatever character he happens to portray as soon as he shows up on screen. As soon as he's all chummy with Ralph Fiennes, you're immediately wondering when the betrayal is going to happen. The Constant Gardener is a solid thriller elevated by a prescient social stance. It's certainly not airtight, and the plot largely doesn't take place if a husband and wife are slightly better at communication, but it's still John le Carré updated to a more modern setting compared to his classic work - conspiracies and deception brought into a realm of international geopolitics, cronyism, and corporate power. At times, the film is certainly far from subtle in its condemnation of foreign powers' use of Africa as an exploitable resource, but when you consider how few mainstream films are willing to take such a stance with a big budget and A-list stars, that can certainly be forgiven. Solid performances, good on-location shooting, and a modern plot make this a perfectly serviceable film despite some of the standard leaps in logic (mild-mannered man becomes international sleuth), even if there isn't much to make it a durable classic. (3/5)

Inspired by a true story and upsettingly close to reality, The Constant Gardener shines a spotlight on vital but often ignored areas of corruption in our global society. It also works as a clever, entertaining thriller. The cinematographers deserve special praise for capturing the natural beauty of Kenya and Sudan and delivering heart-rending portrayals of the people who live there.

One of the best actors of our generation, Ralph Fiennes is at his usual height of brilliance, trying to get the answers as to why his wife (a top drawer Rachel Weisz) was killed on a trip as an Amnesty activist. Fiennes plays a low level British diplomat, and is halted at every turn by slimy politicians (imagine) desperate to avoid him uncovering the truth. Told with flashbacks to the couples relationship, The Constant Gardener is an excellent thriller, and a great adaptation of John Le Carre's source novel.

What stands out is how this movie does double duty as both an unsettling conspiracy thriller and a moving romantic drama. The excellent acting and photography make the proceedings even more gripping.