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Mr. Wick is a damn sexy man.....
Mar. 17th, 2003 01:04 amJust rewatching "Saving Grace" before I send it back to Netflix. Mary and Ian had been to see it last summer and said it was really good, so I gave it a try. I like British comedies anyway.
What a sweet movie. About a rather sheltered woman whose husband has died and left her with vast debts, which she tries to raise money for in, well, an unconventional manner (she's a very good horticulturist). This is the second movie I've seen Craig Ferguson in. He plays Nigel Wick on the Drew Carey Show, and I can only think that either everyone on that show is very tall, or they have him standing in a hole all the time. He is a tall man, and when not playing snide, maniipulative Mr. Wick, I was suprised to find he's very attractive too. He also co-wrote and co-produced the film. Shot mostly in Cornwall, the scenery is gorgeous, and I also liked that character of Ferguson's girlfriend, who disapproves of the method he's using to help Grace, is a commercial fishman (I would use the gender-neutral term fisher, but we've been told that's what women in the business, at least around here, like to be called). She's a strong character, not beautiful by Hollywood standards. I think that's one of the things I like about movies made outside the US; the actors look like normal everyday people, not someone who diets every day to live up to some warped standard of beauty the media came up with.
The commentaries on the DVD were pretty interesting as well. I've never actually listened to any all the way through, but there were alot of funny behind the scenes moments, such as when the lead actress, Brenda Blethyn, goes to London to try and sell her loot. They had set up a bunch of extras along the street for her to interact with, but she forgot who was who and tried to interest the regular passers-by, who either wanted to buy it (they were suppose to turn her down). One guy tried to make a citzen's arrest until the director charged out to her rescue.
Go rent it. It's a lot of fun.
What a sweet movie. About a rather sheltered woman whose husband has died and left her with vast debts, which she tries to raise money for in, well, an unconventional manner (she's a very good horticulturist). This is the second movie I've seen Craig Ferguson in. He plays Nigel Wick on the Drew Carey Show, and I can only think that either everyone on that show is very tall, or they have him standing in a hole all the time. He is a tall man, and when not playing snide, maniipulative Mr. Wick, I was suprised to find he's very attractive too. He also co-wrote and co-produced the film. Shot mostly in Cornwall, the scenery is gorgeous, and I also liked that character of Ferguson's girlfriend, who disapproves of the method he's using to help Grace, is a commercial fishman (I would use the gender-neutral term fisher, but we've been told that's what women in the business, at least around here, like to be called). She's a strong character, not beautiful by Hollywood standards. I think that's one of the things I like about movies made outside the US; the actors look like normal everyday people, not someone who diets every day to live up to some warped standard of beauty the media came up with.
The commentaries on the DVD were pretty interesting as well. I've never actually listened to any all the way through, but there were alot of funny behind the scenes moments, such as when the lead actress, Brenda Blethyn, goes to London to try and sell her loot. They had set up a bunch of extras along the street for her to interact with, but she forgot who was who and tried to interest the regular passers-by, who either wanted to buy it (they were suppose to turn her down). One guy tried to make a citzen's arrest until the director charged out to her rescue.
Go rent it. It's a lot of fun.
