Product: Greenfingers [Region 2] (2002)
Rating: 5.0
Bringing things to life.
Based upon actual events, Green Fingers is an unusual story about a group of violent criminals who were bright enough to accept a chance, when offered, to turn their lives around. This little film brings home some basic truths about human nature in a refreshingly simple, low key way. Watching these men learn, in the words of Clive Owen's character, that they are more than prisoners, that they can bring things to life, is a joy. The performances of Owen, Helen Mirren, Warren Clarke, and David Kelly are remarkable for their restraint in conveying some very powerful emotions, preventing the movie from becoming an exercise in sentimentality and the banal; the "British" humor keeps things light. Highly recommended.