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Article: `The Constant Gardener'.

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September 1, 2005
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Byline: Chris Vognar

Pharmaceutical corruption has never been prettier than in "The Constant Gardener," the new romantic thriller based on a novel by spymaster John Le Carre. Breathtakingly directed by Fernando Meirelles ("City of God"), "Gardener" takes advantage of its sprawling Kenyan locations and emerges as an attractive piece of work that manages to fight through its own pretensions to deliver a tale you care about, featuring characters you care for.

"Gardener" is a handsome whodunit romance starring Ralph Fiennes as Justin, a soft-spoken diplomat, and Rachel Weisz as Tessa, the firebrand he loves. Justin and Tessa meet cute as he gives a ...

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