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Imagine a Cheech and Chong pothead comedy, only instead of two scruffy lowlifes, the movie is about an aimless Scottish gardener and a middle-aged British widow with a green thumb. Grace (Brenda Blethyn of Secrets and Lies and Little Voice) has just discovered that her recently deceased husband has left her with an enormous debt when her gardener Matthew (Craig Ferguson, The Big Tease) asks her to help him tend to his small, personal-use marijuana crop. Grace soon realizes that they can turn her green house into a hydroponics laboratory and turn out a profitable crop--if only they can keep the local constables at bay and then find a dealer to actually sell the stuff. Saving Grace has well-developed characters, intelligent dialogue, a charming and capable cast, and clean, clear direction. But at heart it's still a marijuana comedy, with most of its funniest moments coming from the silly, stoned behavior of elderly ladies and other stuffy Brits. Nothing wrong with that, and Blethyn and Ferguson give the film a strong anchor. The ending goes a little over-the-top, but most of the movie is well-grounded in genuine human behavior. A subplot about Matthew's girlfriend's pregnancy is treated with respect and integrity. Sweet, silly, and sincere. --Bret Fetzer
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
"A Joint Venture"
May 3 2008
Format:DVD
In a quaint Cornish village, local matron and horticulturalist Grace Trevethyn (Brenda Blethyn) finds herself a new widow with an insurmountable pile of debt. The whole town commiserates with Grace's predicament, but it is Matthew (Craig Ferguson), her gardener, who comes up with a sure-fire plot to raise money for both of them: He will take his few, sickly pot plants to her fancy greenhouse, grow the plants with hydroponics, and make a fortune for both of them!
This really sweet and funny comedy was written, produced by, and stars the irrepressible Craig Ferguson, of late night TV fame. He's quite charming as the gardener who tries to help Grace get back on her feet, financially and emotionally. Brenda Blethyn is perfect as the respectable lady who's all business when it comes to saving her manor and even goes to a London street market to peddle her wares.
The local folk are delightfully eccentric and there's a lot of homey appeal that makes you root for Grace and Matthew regardless of the legalities. The pace grows quite chaotic toward the end but I happily recommend this satisfying British gem.
This really sweet and funny comedy was written, produced by, and stars the irrepressible Craig Ferguson, of late night TV fame. He's quite charming as the gardener who tries to help Grace get back on her feet, financially and emotionally. Brenda Blethyn is perfect as the respectable lady who's all business when it comes to saving her manor and even goes to a London street market to peddle her wares.
The local folk are delightfully eccentric and there's a lot of homey appeal that makes you root for Grace and Matthew regardless of the legalities. The pace grows quite chaotic toward the end but I happily recommend this satisfying British gem.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Pass the dutchie, Grace
July 2 2004
Format:DVD
I loved Brenda Blethyn so much in "Secrets and Lies" that picking up "Saving Grace" was a no-brainer for me. Grace Trevethyn (Blethyn) is devestated by her husband's sudden suicide, but even more astonished at what apparently brought it on- he mortgaged everything they own and the bank is ready to foreclose. As Grace brainstorms how to get the dosh to keep her home, her gardner and loyal friend Matthew ("Drew Carey"s Craig Ferguson), whose girlfriend is unexpectedly pregnant, offers Grace a solution that will solve their prospective money woes: use Grace's horticulture know-how and ample greenhouse to nurse and multiply his marijuana plant to sell to a dealer. The humor sometimes slips into Benny Hill mode as Matthew and his doctor friend Martin (played by "British Men Behaving Badly"'s Martin Clunes, who is also the voice of the children's cartoon "Kipper")help Grace fend off the bank and the cops, not to mention the stodgy residents who all know what Grace is up to, but don't discuss it. One of the films funniest moments comes when two old ladies (one of whom is played by Emma Thompson's Mum Phyllida Law) stumble upon Grace's stash and think it's tea. They brew up a cuppa and get seriously stoned. Then, the film takes a more ridiculous approach as Grace and her husband's mistress enter a seedy London club to find a dealer to sell the stuff to. Still, this little ripple isn't enough to bring "Saving Grace" down to 4 stars for me. All around jolly good fun!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Enormously entertaining!
Feb 12 2009
Format:DVD
This film deals with realistic situations, emotions and characters with honesty and humour. I found it enormously entertaining, laughing out loud even though I was watching it alone. It was so funny, I watched it again the following night, then had to share it with my friends, so bought extra copies to give away.
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Don't knock the British
There are many great movies out of Britain, of which this is just one. Leave it to the British to rub the traditional staid English sensibilities up against the raw and unseemly... Read more
Published 17 months ago by pgh136
Just a really good laugh!
If laughter is the best medicine, you will increase your well-being by watching this movie. This movie is a good story with a good cast set on the scenic Cornwall coast. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Jennifer Robinson
It'll sneak up on you
This charming, amusing film starts out fairly quiet and unassuming. When the recently widowed Grace Trevethyn (Brenda Blethyn) finds that her husband left her with a pile of debt,... Read more
Published on Jun 3 2004 by R. Barmore
Cornwall is not in Scotland or Northern England..?
Contrary to some really bad reviewers on this site [Shashank Tripathi on "'WEED"ING OUT MONEY TROUBLES IN A CORNWALL SETTING" and Ante Soda on "Grace saved... Read more
Published on Feb 17 2004
"Have you tried plant food?"
Saving Grace is surely one of the leading contenders for the 'How to Ruin an Adequate Film in the Final Few Minutes' award. Read more
Published on Feb 15 2004 by Jennifer Litchfield
great movie
Everyone has given great reviews, but they all seem to be missing one key point. Craig Ferguson's character is a handyman, not a gardner. Read more
Published on Jan 22 2004
"WEED"ING OUT MONEY TROUBLES IN A CORNWALL SETTING
The Grace in "Saving Grace" is a penniless widow as her scumbag husband commits suicide (bad debts, it is suggested. Read more
Published on Nov 8 2003 by Shashank Tripathi
Omigod, you've gotta see this one...
Superb. Grace (Brenda Blethyn) is widowed and instead of finding her comfortable country life insured, discovers she's been left with a huge debt that threatens her ability to... Read more
Published on July 20 2003 by Peggy Vincent
Wonderfully Funny
What is a widow to do when her husband dies leaving her in debt and losing everything? This is the question at the beginning of the movie when we meet Grace, who is steadily... Read more
Published on July 8 2003 by Jennifer B. Barton
the way comedies should be made
Saving Grace is a superb film, which manages to be graceful and witty, both high-brow and low. Craig Ferguson has a real feel for heart-warming, triumphant stories that never go... Read more
Published on July 3 2003 by Donal Logue
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