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MikeWaters · 02-02-2006, 04:09 AM

Watched it tonight. Really didn't get into it. Wasn't interested in the characters, didn't really think the conflict or pull was very much.

Acting, directing, music ok......but kind of boring.

And I am a fan of LeCarre's books. Just not sure they translate well into movies (haven't read this book though).

il Padrino Ute · 02-02-2006, 04:29 AM

Perhaps I'm wrong, but isn't that about someone who has chosen a career tending to trees, flowers and shrubs?

:P

8ballrollin · 02-02-2006, 04:41 AM

I hated the preaching ending, at the funeral, about how *we* are all using the Africans. Everyone hates the pharmaceutical companies, until they need drugs.

SeattleUte · 02-02-2006, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Watched it tonight. Really didn't get into it. Wasn't interested in the characters, didn't really think the conflict or pull was very much.

Acting, directing, music ok......but kind of boring.

And I am a fan of LeCarre's books. Just not sure they translate well into movies (haven't read this book though).

I loved Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

I think any of them could be translated into movies. It's just harder to do than other spy novels that depend less on character development and dialogue and rely on crash scenes and shoot outs. Le Carre is no Ian Fleming knock off.

UteStar · 02-02-2006, 11:10 PM

I enjoyed the movie. Though it was obviously not fast moving, I thought that it kept a good pace with mystery.

I have no problem with them going after the pharma industry. Yes, they do some good...but they also do a lot of bad and I don't mind seeing them portrayed in a negative light at all.

Jeff Lebowski · 04-09-2006, 05:01 AM

I watched Constant Gardner this weekend. Didn't do much at all for me. Cinemetography was good. Plot was mildly interesting but far-fetched. Overall I thought it was grossly overrated. I want my 120 minutes back.

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RockyBalboa · 04-09-2006, 05:12 PM

Agreed, I watched it about a month ago and without question it was one of the most overated movies of the last year.

Slow moving, boring and in spite of it's best tries of manipulation I just didn't give a crap about the characters.

02-02-2006, 04:09 AM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,367	Constant Gardener... Watched it tonight. Really didn't get into it. Wasn't interested in the characters, didn't really think the conflict or pull was very much. Acting, directing, music ok......but kind of boring. And I am a fan of LeCarre's books. Just not sure they translate well into movies (haven't read this book though).

02-02-2006, 04:29 AM	#2
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Perhaps I'm wrong, but isn't that about someone who has chosen a career tending to trees, flowers and shrubs? :P __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

04-09-2006, 05:01 AM	#6
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	I watched Constant Gardner this weekend. Didn't do much at all for me. Cinemetography was good. Plot was mildly interesting but far-fetched. Overall I thought it was grossly overrated. I want my 120 minutes back. . __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

02-02-2006, 04:41 AM	#3
8ballrollin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Posts: 1,287	I hated the preaching ending, at the funeral, about how we are all using the Africans. Everyone hates the pharmaceutical companies, until they need drugs.

02-02-2006, 11:10 PM	#5
UteStar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,817	I enjoyed the movie. Though it was obviously not fast moving, I thought that it kept a good pace with mystery. I have no problem with them going after the pharma industry. Yes, they do some good...but they also do a lot of bad and I don't mind seeing them portrayed in a negative light at all.

04-09-2006, 05:12 PM	#7
RockyBalboa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 7,297	Agreed, I watched it about a month ago and without question it was one of the most overated movies of the last year. Slow moving, boring and in spite of it's best tries of manipulation I just didn't give a crap about the characters.