Synopsis
Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late husband had been accruing for years. Faced with losing her house, she decides to use her talent for horticulture and hatches a plan to grow potent marijuana which can be sold at an astronomical price, thus solving her financial crisis.
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Cast
- Brenda BlethynGrace Trevethyn
- Craig FergusonMatthew Steward
- Martin ClunesDr. Martin Bamford
- Tchéky KaryoJacques Chevalier
- Jamie ForemanChina MacFarlane
- Bill BaileyVince
- Valerie EdmondNicky
- Tristan SturrockHarvey
- Leslie PhillipsVicar Gerald Perey
- Diana QuickHoney
Recommendations
- 90
Dallas Observer
In short, Just Say Yes. - 88
New York Post
A real high in a season filled with unfunny comedies. - 80
Film.com
Has a charm that keeps you involved throughout. - 80
Salon
It's a breezy and entertaining little charmer. - 75
USA Today
Though not quite up to "The Full Monty" or "Waking Ned Devine," there's just enough left in that overseas whimsy stockpile to generate good buzz (the word-of-mouth moviegoer kind). - 70
Village Voice
Constipated English whimsy for the easily tickled. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
Thoroughly dotty and surprisingly endearing. - 63
Charlotte Observer
Blethyn glides through the proceedings elegantly, a comic swan among ducks.
