- Film Review
- Reviewed By Lorien Haynes
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3 out of 5
Greenfingers goes where Lucky Break feared to tread - into the prison system to deliver a heart-warming tale of redemption. Clive Owen stars as the no-hope convict who's transferred to an open prison. An incident with a packet of African violet seeds means he's commanded by the governor to create a garden. His patch attracts the attention of a gardening guru (Helen Mirren) and soon Owen's team are doing out-reach work and entering the Hampton Court Palace show. Based on a true story, this is desperately sweet, particularly with regard to the burgeoning romance between Owen and Natasha Little as Mirren's daughter. The end result is hardly earth-shattering, but at least it's more entertaining than Ground Force and its ilk.
Plot Summary
Comedy drama starring Clive Owen and Helen Mirren. While at an open prison in preparation for parole, convicted murderer Colin Briggs discovers a talent and passion for gardening. His horticultural skills soon come to the attention of celebrity gardener Georgina Woodhouse, and it is an encounter that leads Colin on a path to fame and romance.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Colin Briggs
- Clive Owen
- Georgina Woodhouse
- Helen Mirren
- Fergus Wilks
- David Kelly
- Governor Hodge
- Warren Clarke
- Tony
- Danny Dyer
- Raw
- Adam Fogerty
- Jimmy
- Paterson Joseph
- Primrose Woodhouse
- Natasha Little
Crew
- Director
- Joel Hershman
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