Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 31
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 26
Despite of its contemporary setting and some strong performances, this is a bland retelling of Oliver Twist.
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 12
Despite of its contemporary setting and some strong performances, this is a bland retelling of Oliver Twist.
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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 1,392
After countless faithful translations to the big screen -- not to mention one timeless, Oscar-winning musical version -- Charles Dickens' tale of downtrodden London youth is given a gritty, contemporary spin in this independent Canadian production. This time told from the point of view of the Artful Dodger, Twist transposes the story of Oliver Twist to modern-day Toronto, where Dodge (Nick Stahl) is a smack-addicted male hustler working the streets when he comes across foster-home runaway Oliver
May 21, 2004 Wide
Oct 19, 2004
Strand Releasing
All Critics (34) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (26) | DVD (5)
The only thing funny about Twist is how seriously it takes its own pompous preposterousness.
The movie's far too stagy and pretentious.
Cuaron ran into trouble by being overly faithful to Dickens' story, changing almost nothing except the setting.
Apart from the somewhat novel conceit of turning Dickens into the stuff of a Gus Van Sant picture (see My Own Private Idaho), there's nothing original, nor compelling, about Twist.
Ultimately more unsavory than enlightening, and would have benefited from a more humorous approach to its purloined themes.
Not much happens in Twist, apart from a dismal series of personal degradations, each more depressing than the last.
My memory may be a little vague on this one, but I don't recall any incest scenes in the original Oliver Twist
This would make Dickens suicidal, probably in more than one way.
One of the glummest recent attempts to drag a classic story into the 21st century.
A surprisingly deep, dramatic twist on an old melodrama.
A joyless series of shooting-up scenes.
Unrelenting in its tragedy, this movie should come with a major bummer warning or something to help you recover from the haunting images. The story is a little thin at times.
Isn't without interest, but overall it's more an earnest attempt than a successful accomplishmrent.
There's nothing here a handful of show-stopping production numbers -- or a good steam cleaning -- couldn't fix.
transforming the ending into a more realistic outcome doesn't make this provocative arthouse fare
Exceptional performances and effective raw moments, but too sordid for enjoyment.
A very interesting modern "twist" on the Dickens classic. Very dark, very emotional and (best of all) no precocious children. Not without it's flaws, but all in all a decent production.
August 7, 2009Super Reviewer
yo'ull either love or hate this movie, it has amazing visual style i got to say, the dialogue is really goo. The retelling is pretty original too. I never thought I'd like it but i did.
September 24, 2007
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