Well, gang,
as I mentioned in my last Golden Oldie, I have become a big fan of Brenda Blethyn. This being the case, last night I researched her on the
Internet. Turns out she is the star of a
movie I saw, and really enjoyed, many years ago. So I watched it again last night - and hereby
appoint it to the important post of Golden Oldie # 36.
The name of the movie is Saving Grace. It was
directed by someone named Nigel Cole, released in 2000, is set in an English seaside village of a few
decades ago, and didn’t stir up the wrath of the critics to any measurable
degree. Blethyn is Grace, an
impoverished, hopelessly middle class widow and master gardener who bumbles her
way to salvation by growing pot! Along
the way she interacts with some very funny characters. One of them is Martin Clunes, who later
portrayed Doc Martin in the long-running British TV series of the same
name. I think the TV show and this movie
may have been shot in the same pretty little village – probably in Cornwall, if
I read the rocks right.
Anyway, Saving Grace is a harmless, pleasant way
to kill a couple of hours. I give it a
resounding B
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