The Constant Gardener
Another quick review here for a film that has sat on my shelf for over a year!
Ralph Fiennes plays Justin Quayle, a British Diplomat working in Africa until the death of his wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz), leads him into a conspiracy involving illegal drug trials which both high ranking diplomats and the drug companies themselves will kill to keep their activities secret.
The Constant Gardener is a reasonably good film based on a John le Carré story, which attempts to cover a serious subject whilst keeping the viewer engaged. The mildly non-linear narrative jars at first but once the main storyline kicks off this becomes unimportant. Fiennes and Weisz both give excellent performances, and the rest of the cast also perform as you’d expect given the praise the film has garnered.
8/10