Rental: The Constant Gardener 2. Look, I recognize that this is one of those Hollywood highbrow movies that all the critics pretend is the next big Oscar contender. Really. I do see the quality here. But I gotta tell ya, the producers of this thing managed to take a fairly intricate story of love and intrigue and make it as dull and borderline depressing as they possibly could. I mean, I describe the plot of this movie to myself and think, "huh... that sounds pretty interesting." The DVD jacket and commercials I've seen for it reinforce that impression. But watching it? .....man..... I had to work to stay awake, which made the plot even harder to follow from point A to point Z. Ralph Feinnes is good, as always. I like his work, I just wish he'd step down to something a little more mainstream. Rachel Weisz, even made up less than usual, is typically lovable. She may be a stone bitch in real life ...I don't know... but on screen she's always someone I could happily fall in love with. These two actors are really the best thing this movie has going for it. The plot isn't bad (and could have been quite interesting before the director smothered it to death), but it is full of twists and turns. Not the kind of movie you want to watch with a bunch of distractions as you'll need to pay attention.  ¶ 8:54 PM