Review: The Constant Gardener

What a stroke of brilliance to convince the Brazilian Fernando Meirelles, who was behind the terrifically compelling City of God, to direct a John le Carré thriller. He finds vitality in Kenya's brilliantly colourful, crowded busy markets, shanty towns, open sewers. He finds hope in its dry red soil, which is everywhere, blowing over windscreens and the instant railway-side bazaars, everwhere except where the foreigners are, where pockets of lush plants grow in cool courtyards or champagne is guzzled in smart hotels at which security checks for car bombs with mirrors. His masterful storytelling frames first-rate acting from Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. More