| Year: |
2000 |
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| Genre: |
Comedy / Crime |
| Director: |
Nigel Cole |
| Cast: |
Brenda Blethyn - Grace Trevethyn
Craig Ferguson - Matthew Stewart
Martin Clunes - Dr. Martin Bamford
Tchéky Karyo - Jacques Chevalier
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Drugs used: Marijuana
Tagline: Grace's doctor is
worried about the state of her joints
The Story: Saving Grace is
definitely a 'must see' for those who occasionally smoke a
reefer in their secret hide-out, trying to avoid being caught by
parents, teachers, the police, etc... The protagonist is a lady
in her forties, living in her mansion, breeding orchids, and
absolutely unaware of the fact that her so-called rich and
truthful husband is actually broke and cheating on her.
When he all of the sudden dies, she is
confronted with the truth. The bailiff comes by to tell her that
she is in a huge debt. She doesn't know what to do, until her
gardener tells her about the recent success of marijuana in
Britain. She decides after some long thinking to get rid of her
flowers and start breeding pot instead...
The story of Saving Grace is quite original,
the performances outstanding! I can think of only a few movies
that made me laugh more than this one. Still, the melodramatic
touch is present. The film is typical British: the jokes aren't
vulgar, there is no violence involved. It shouldn't be mentioned
that it is recommended to have taken a few draughts before
watching 'Saving grace'. It will be so much more fun! Especially
the scene with the 2 old ladies in their tea shop is hilarious.
Saving Grace is not so much a movie as it is
90 minutes long, easy-going cannabis commercial. The message
clearly is: there's nothing bad about smoking pot or even
growing it. I guess big part of the audience who has never tried
the stuff before got the sudden urge to light up a joint just
because of the way "Saving Grace" deals with this drug. On the
other hand, people who hate this film most are the ones who
still think that marijuana and heroin are basically the same
thing.
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