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.
Great Expectations: Directed by Joseph Hardy. With Michael York, Sarah Miles, James Mason, Margaret Leighton. A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
9Great Expectations (1946) Great Expectations The story ofGreat Expectationshas enjoyed great success as a novel which is still studied in schools and universities around the world to this day, but the story has not been adapted to film so many times as Dickens' other works. Potentially, this...
The writing was potentially on the wall when Vanity Fair's report cast some doubt over the project. Kennedy went as far as denying anything was in the works: "I would love to see what movie he might come up with," she said. "But right now, no, there isn't anything specifically." ...
My substantially low expectations for biopic Gotti: Three Generations have gone up a little in the past week or so after Barry Levinson came on as director, and now there’s a little more reason to be hopeful. That’s because THR says that none other than Al Pacino has been cast in the...
- Notable works: "The Graduate," "The Miracle Worker," "The Turning Point," "Great Expectations" Anne Bancroft was one of the most lauded actresses of her time. She took home an Oscar, two Tonys, two Golden Globes, an Emmy, a Lifetime Achievement Comedy Award, and a handful of other...
And while this is an animated CGI movie, having a good and talented cast for the voice acting is a must. And they definitely had that for "Playmobil: The Movie".It was nice to see Playmobil put in a chip on the animated movie market with this movie, and it was a much needed ...
TL;DR– There are some interesting moments here, and the cast is having fun, but the story feels more contrived than anything else. Rating: 3 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene– There is a mid-credit scene. Disclosure– I paid for the Amazon Prime service that viewed this film. ...
– Great Expectations 204. “A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have.”—Roger Rabbit, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 205. “You’re the first boy I ever kissed, Jake, and I want you to be the last.”– Sweet Home Alabama 206. “...
Really, the whole cast does a good job. But what they’re trying for isn’t something I’ve ever seen work in an American movie. It reminded me of the other top 20 film we saw, The Fall Guy, in that it didn’t suck, it was a perfectly fine time-waster, and by the time I ...