In trying too hard to convince us what good eggs his characters are, Cole creates a shapeless, dramatically unengaging movie.
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12/02/02
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Saving Grace (2000)
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Reviews Counted: 85
Fresh: 54
Rotten:31
Average Rating: 6/10
Consensus: The plot and basis for jokes are slight, but Saving Grace is indeed saved by some charming performances, most notably Brenda Blethyn's.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: 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,... [More]
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes, Tcheky Karyo
Director: Nigel Cole
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12/10/01
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A pleasant little comedy with the soul of one of those old, much loved Ealing pictures of the forties and fifties but overlayed with a coating of Hollywood glitz.
12/06/05
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05/22/03
Grossly overestimates the effects of Marijuana so that it can get the cheap laughs. But it is genuinely and consistently funny
03/20/03
[Blethyn] brings great heart to the role of Grace, injecting notes of surprising truth into what is otherwise a pleasantly nutty little film.
02/07/03
It's all fluff with the deeply imbedded message that no matter what happens in life, you have to deal with it and move on.
12/08/02
It's a feel good British movie ideal for gangs of middle-aged, middle-minded women on bored afternoons, and toxically saccharine to anyone else.
12/08/02
...Saving Grace is charming enough and entertaining enough for me to recommend it.
11/08/02
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11/06/02
It's a crazy plot, but it works wonderfully, thanks largely to Blethyn's terrific performance.
10/21/02
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