Clive owen is briggs, prisoner at edgefield lockup. When he's assigned to the gardens, he reads books by the author georgina woodhouse (mirren). The garden grows. And people notice. Mrs. Woodhouse comes to see it, and has them work on larger gardens. Which get entered into garden contests. For her majesty, the queen. Can they make a garden worthy of the royal gardening contest? That's the basic story, with some prison drama added in, which felt like filler. Didn't really need to be 91 minutes. It's pretty light on material, even if it is based on a true story. Good performances by all, but the script felt a bit thin and fluffy. Written and directed by joel hershman. This is one of the two films he has written and directed. Helen mirren had already been nominated for king george by this time, so she was free to pick and choose the films she wished to make. She'll win the oscar for the queen in 2007. Owen will be nominated for closer in 2005. At one hour in, when briggs is released, we hear the song all i want is you.... by U2. Such a pretty song.
Review of Greenfingers
