Saving Grace (2000)
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Reviews Counted:86
Fresh:55
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,... [More]
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes, Tcheky Karyo
Director: Nigel Cole
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In trying too hard to convince us what good eggs his characters are, Cole creates a shapeless, dramatically unengaging movie. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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Grossly overestimates the effects of Marijuana so that it can get the cheap laughs. But it is genuinely and consistently funny Full Review |
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[Blethyn] brings great heart to the role of Grace, injecting notes of surprising truth into what is otherwise a pleasantly nutty little film. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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...Saving Grace is charming enough and entertaining enough for me to recommend it. Full Review |
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It's a crazy plot, but it works wonderfully, thanks largely to Blethyn's terrific performance. Full Review |
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