A Disgrace! As a classic, Great Expectations is hardly done any justice with this film. I have seen the mini-series film on Pride & Prejudice and it was an almost literal reproduction of the novel. In contrast, this film just about assumes one has read the novel and pretty much depends...
Great Expectations, the movie, lacks many qualities that make the novel a success. It cannot be said to be a total loss, the basic elements are intact, it is only the embellishments Charles Dickens developed in the novel to make the story more realistic that are missing.One success, I ...
» See full cast & crew Great Expectations Blu-ray, Video Quality Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Mike Newell's Great Expectations arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate Films-UK. The high-definition transfer is quite beauti...
“Great Expectations” begins as a great movie (I was spellbound by the first 30 minutes) but ends as only a good one, and I think that’s because the screenplay, byMitch Glazer, too closely follows the romantic line. Dickens, who of course had more time and space to move around in,...
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón and written by Mitch Glazer the film “Great Expectations” was a great hit in 1998. Based on Charles Dickens ' classic novel, this is a heartfelt story of a man and an unreachable woman. This movie was brought to life by the cast staring Ethan Hawke (Finnegan...
The movie is described as a "companion piece" to the classic story, starring McAuliffe as "Great Expectations" character Pip later in life. Rina's role in the project is still unclear, but it sounds like we'll have more details soon as the project is currently in post-production, and ...
Great Expectations Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Helena Bonham Carter Movie +++ TOMATOMETER CRITICS 65% | AUDIENCE 49% "As a lifelong Dickens enthusiast, I was thrilled to see another adaptation of "Great Expectations" hit the big screen. After reading the reviews for the 2012 film, I can'...
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The Newell "Great Expectations" is just a good-looking Classics Illustrated rundown, something to help high schoolers labor through a Dickens English assignment a little faster.
Four Weddings and a Funeral director Mike Newell’s take on the Charles Dickens’ classic Great Expectations is a safe, play-by-numbers affair that neither excites nor bores but simply picks off key moments and retells the tale with some of the cream of British acting crop, plus some extrav...