Adapted from a true story, this charming comedy gives new meaning to the term chick flick by glorifying the beauty of aging as embodied by a stellar cast. Longtime best friends Chris (Helen Mirren) and Annie (Julie Walters) dutifully attend monthly meetings of their local Women's Institute, an organization that's meant to bring enlightenment, fun and friendship into their lives — but more often induces crushing boredom by virtue of its stodgy ways. When Annie's husband, John (John Alderton), dies suddenly of leukemia, Chris shares her devastation and cooks up an unusual plan to raise money for the local hospital in John's memory. A dedicated gardener, John prepared a...
Released:
2003
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
108 mins