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Master Gardener

- The seeds of love grow like the seeds of hate.

Narvel Roth is a meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. When she demands that he take on her wayward and troubled niece, it unlocks dark secrets from a buried violent past.

Release Date : 2023-05-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Kojo StudiosOttocento FilmsFlickstarNorthern Lights

Production Country : AustraliaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Narvel Roth

Original Name : Joel Edgerton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norma Haverhill

Original Name : Sigourney Weaver

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maya

Original Name : Quintessa Swindell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oscar Neruda

Original Name : Esai Morales

Gender : Male

Character Name : Xavier

Original Name : Eduardo Losan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Isobel

Original Name : Victoria Hill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Janine

Original Name : Amy Le

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ronnie

Original Name : Timothy McKinney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gardener

Original Name : Samuel Ali

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maggie

Original Name : Erika Ashley

Gender : Male

Character Name : RG

Original Name : Jared Bankens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny Boy

Original Name : Cade Burk

Gender : Male

Character Name : John

Original Name : Christian Vaughn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Charles

Original Name : DJames Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sissy

Original Name : Matt Mercurio

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Old Man

Original Name : Bruce Mohat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stephen Collins

Original Name : Rick Cosnett

Gender : Male

Character Name : US Marshall #1

Original Name : Sean Richmond

Gender : Male

Character Name : US Marshall #2

Original Name : Jef Figallo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gardner

Original Name : Scott Green

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Host

Original Name : Monica R. Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Emily Russell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Militia Leader

Original Name : Connor Turley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diner

Original Name : Jami Bolin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maya's mom

Original Name : Colette Jeansonne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Master Gardener

Original Name : Suzette Lange

Gender : Male

Character Name : Entrance Guard

Original Name : Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny Boy

Original Name : Cade Burk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Charles

Original Name : DJames Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Male Party Goer

Original Name : Eric Stratemeier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gardner

Original Name : Samuel Ali

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-27

"Narvel" (Joel Edgerton) is the head gardener on the estate of the wealthy, slightly eccentric, "Norma" (Sigourney Weaver) with both being enormously proud of their horticultural expertise and creations. One afternoon, she entertains him to tea and explains that her great-neice "Maya" (Quintessa Swindell) will be joining his team as an apprentice. The women have never met, nor does "Norma" know much about her - but he agrees and she duly arrives. Initially, we think she's a typically recalcitrant teenager with ripped jeans and permanently glued to her earphones. It becomes quite clear, though, that she is interested and the two begin to bond. There are some extra-curricular elements to the plot that gradually draw the story away from the simplicity and precision of the gardening theme and immerse us in the hatred of white supremacy and the violence of drug dealing and the film becomes more predictable. The first twenty minutes or so have an intriguing intensity to them but as the story develops, the (romantic) melodrama creeps in and the story starts to lose it's originality. By the last half hour I found the whole thing had become really quite mediocre and Edgerton, who starts off as something of an enigma ends up rather banal. That said, his performance is quite effective, menacing even, at times and Swindell is competent enough - it's just all a bit seen it before. Worth a watch, but it could have delivered better.