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Saving Grace (DVD)

Brenda Blethyn (actor), Craig Ferguson (actor) and Nigel Cole (director)
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Review

New York Times, 08/04/2000, p.E25, "...Mr. Ferguson is a leading contender for the title of World's Most Amusing Scot..."

USA Today, 08/04/2000, p.4E, "...With its lush photography and pleasing romantic angle, this old-fashioned comedy is funny enough to generate a buzz..." -- 3 out of 4 stars

Rolling Stone, 08/31/2000, p.82, "...A crowd-pleasing comedy....Blethyn's solid-gold charm turns SAVING GRACE into a comic high..."

Los Angeles Times, 08/04/2000, p.C19, "...Blethyn is the model of middle-aged movie star: relaxed, intelligent, quietly handsome, full of grace..."

Chicago Sun-Times, 08/04/2000, p.33, "...The setup of SAVING GRACE is fun..."

Entertainment Weekly, 01/05/2001, p.54, "...Ganja silliness ensues..." -- Rating: B

Box Office, 04/01/2000, p.224, "...SAVING GRACE is good-hearted and all in good fun, told -- and enjoyed -- in a relaxed state of mind..."

Title Note

Theatrical Release: August 4, 2000 (NY/LA)
August 18, 2000 (National)

SAVING GRACE was filmed on the Cornish coast of England, with its rocky ocean cliffs and green rolling hills. Cornwall is a free-spirited, self-supported blue collar fishing village. There are also brief scenes that were filmed in London.

Real hemp plants were used for the film (150 of them to be precise). The crew got approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, who then provided them with plants containing a very low amount of THC. Each day the plants were brought to the set in an official Ministry of Agriculture truck, unloaded, then packed up at the end of the day to be stored in a secure place.

Valerie Edmond, who plays Nicky, a fisherwoman, was nauseated by chopping the heads off of Mackerel and said that the local fisherman coached her about how to do it right. But, after some time, she came to appreciate learning a new skill.

Brenda Blethyn was nominated for a Golden Globe--Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture--Musical or Comedy.

Release Note

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Widescreen
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson - Stars, Nigel Cole - Director
Trailer
DVD-ROM Features:
Web Link

Product Notes

Set in the beautiful misty fishing town of Port Liac in Cornwall England, SAVING GRACE--an easy-going comic gem--centers on Grace Trevethan (Brenda Blethlyn), a sweet and modest middle-aged lady, whose husband commits suicide, leaving her with his grave financial problems. While real estate agents from London prey on Grace, trying to take away her home to settle the debts, she and her faithful gardener, Matthew (Craig Ferguson), devise a plan to grow enough marijuana in her greenhouse to break even. Wiring the greenhouse with super-bright growing lamps that cause the locals to wear sunglasses at night, having the ladies for "tea" resulting in fits of laughter and silly behavior, and pulling the wool over the local vicar's eyes, the whole town gets involved in this secret "joint venture." Once Grace harvests her crop, she hits the high road to London as a pusher, trying to sell the dope to a major dealer and cash out. Director Nigel Cole has hit the nail on the head with this film. The musical score from Mark Russell has a folky, feel-good beat, and the careful filming is colorful and clear. Never once does SAVING GRACE frown on its illegal subject matter, which makes its story all the more entertaining.

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