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Greenfingers

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 25 critic reviews
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Based on 8 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by: Joel Hershman
Directed by: Joel Hershman
Release Date:
Theatrical: July 27, 2001
DVD: January 2, 2002
Running Time: 90 minutes, Color
Origin: UK / USA
Summary
RATING: R for language and some sexuality
Starring Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, David Kelly, Warren Clarke, and Danny Dyer
The beauty and delicacy of a flower seem a sharp contrast to the rough exterior of a prison inmate. Yet these two images are exactly what writer/director Joel Hershman brings together in Greenfingers, a story of redemption that not only tickles the funny bone, but touches the soul. (IDP Productions)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Washington Post Desson Thomson
Big muscular guys pruning roses IS funny and charming.
Read Full Review >USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
Clumsier hands could have planted this load of pungent sap and come up with sticky fingers. But the creators of this based-on-truth fable carefully cultivate the material so it comes off fresher than it sounds.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Only occasionally does the film fall into the trap of making the prisoners cute, but it never falters in important ways.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Jean Oppenheimer
Proves a lovely, sweet alternative for audiences fed up with the latest hell-on-wheels action thriller or the newest horror film comedy spoof.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Entertaining and heartwarming -- especially when Mirren sweeps into scenes with acid observations that fail to disguise a heart of gold.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
This is not challenging filmmaking by any means, more like a comfortable old slipper. But it's a perennial that's guaranteed to please.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Connie Ogle
It's pleasant, mildly uplifting entertainment, one of the few recent movies to use plants as its muse.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
It's hard not to be charmed by scenes like the one in which Briggs gives his posies a little pep talk, assuring them that just because they sprouted behind prison walls doesn't mean they can't compete with those hoity-toity flowers at Hampton Court.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Charles Taylor
Certainly pleasant enough, and if you can put the preachiness out of mind it's entertaining, in its square, conventional way.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
The latest in a line of quirky, feel-good British comedies, Greenfingers fits right into the breezily entertaining mold but doesn't expand it.
Boston Globe Elizabeth Barchas
Plants the seeds of comedy that grow into a mild feel-good flick, but it won't reap much viewer satisfaction.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
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.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
Between Owen's quiet intensity and Mirren's showy color, they make a complementary pair for screen or garden.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Loren King
Unambitious and transparent, but that doesn't mean it won't warm the hearts of audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Amy Taubin
Owen and Mirren are fun to watch, but the film, despite the many shots of gardens in full bloom, lacks visual distinction.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dave Kehr
The film is as synthetic as a rubber rose, but it is all but indistinguishable from the organically grown, bred-in-Britain article.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Relentlessly smarmy and contrived, and its pitch for the cause of prisoner rehabilitation preachy and heavy-handed.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
Watching this movie go through its simplistic dramatic motions, you begin to understand why some actors stick to summer stock and live Ibsen revivals.
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
If your allergy to comedies bred from British style mugging crossed with Disney style prancing has, like mine, flared up in recent years, this hybrid from writer director Joel Hershman (''Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me'') will make you wheeze.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Reece Pendleton
Where "The Full Monty" earned its laughs with rich characterizations and a biting take on economic hardship, Greenfingers is content to trot out predictable stereotypes, adding a romantic subplot as filler.
Read Full Review >Variety Dennis Harvey
This shameless knockoff marches lock-stepped through moves that were already looking as tired as the Macarena.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones
And then there's the overacting. And then there's the hamminess of the script. And then there's
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jac E gave it a10:
Loved it!! It made me laugh, it made me cry; what more can you ask for?
Donna A. gave it an8:
I really liked this movie. Sure is was sappy. Sometimes sappy can be good. And lets face it. It is ever so nice to look at Clive Owen even in prison clothes.
John D. gave it a 10:
Great.
Anthony S. gave it a 9:
While dealing with a deft hand, often light hearted, this movie has profoundly important subtexts and themes that go to the heart of a free country's penal system.
Steven S. gave it a 9:
We felt great while watching it, and were still feeling energized when thinking about it weeks latter. If you're human and looking for such an experience, this should be a 9+. Don't go expecting more, while there is a lot going on subtle & deep - especially through Clive Owen & Helen Mirren.
