Synopsis
Clive Owen stars as a prison inmate who goes into an experimental "open" prison where the inmates walk around freely and get job training for their impending releases. While there, he discovers he has a talent for growing flowers. His talent is recognized by a gardening guru who encourages him and four other inmates to enter a national gardening competition
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Cast
- Clive OwenColin Briggs
- Helen MirrenGeorgina Woodhouse
- David KellyFergus Wilks
- Warren ClarkeGovernor Gerald Hodge
- Danny DyerTony
- Adam FogertyRaw
- Paterson JosephJimmy
- Natasha LittlePrimrose Woodhouse
- Peter GuinnessDudley
- Lucy PunchHolly
Recommendations
- 70
New Times (L.A.)
Proves a lovely, sweet alternative for audiences fed up with the latest hell-on-wheels action thriller or the newest horror film comedy spoof. - 63
New York Post
Entertaining and heartwarming -- especially when Mirren sweeps into scenes with acid observations that fail to disguise a heart of gold. - 63
New York Daily News
This is not challenging filmmaking by any means, more like a comfortable old slipper. But it's a perennial that's guaranteed to please. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Between Owen's quiet intensity and Mirren's showy color, they make a complementary pair for screen or garden. - 50
Village Voice
Owen and Mirren are fun to watch, but the film, despite the many shots of gardens in full bloom, lacks visual distinction. - 50
Boston Globe
Plants the seeds of comedy that grow into a mild feel-good flick, but it won't reap much viewer satisfaction. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Amusing enough to watch and passes the time, but it's the kind of movie you're content to wait for on your friendly indie cable channel. - 40
The New York Times
The film is as synthetic as a rubber rose, but it is all but indistinguishable from the organically grown, bred-in-Britain article.
