Great Expectations

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Riggins T @rp2010 Nov 26, 2024 Pretty mid. If you haven't read the book, you might like it. If you have, you will hate it. In the book, Estella seems like she should cause a boner. In the movie, she made me feel disgusted. See more Georgan G @RT98616417 Jul 21, 2024 After the 1946 amazing version of this classic novel, I feared this film would not be as worthy. However, this movie is a delight, with amazing cinematography, plot and acting. See more steve d @RT35616104 Dec 7, 2022 A fantastic take on one of my all time favorite books. Not to be missed. See more isla s @RT89656869 Sep 2, 2022 This is a good, old character drama. The story is mildly intriguing and there are some interesting characters present. Its a fairly typical Victorian set period drama I suppose, with some sentimentality, the odd surprising moment and so on (I haven't personally read the Charles Dickens book its based on). The music is a bit cheesy I suppose (although that can be excused given its age) but for what it is, its good. I'm not sure I'd expressly recommend it as such, no. See more Jun 8, 2020 Ralph Finnes is always good doing creepy loner See more May 24, 2020 This movie is a terrible bastardization of Dickens' story, complete with zero character development whatsoever. Casting is all wrong, save Ralph Fiennes's portrayal of Abel Magwitch, and Olly Alexander shining as Herbert, though he is sadly made a far less important character in this adaptation. Helena Bonham Carter seems perfectly cast as Miss Havisham but falls flat in her interpretation of the character. An entire major plot point and villain was left out of this movie, and we are never given insight into the development of the friendship between Pip and Herbert which was a substantial factor in Pip's development as a protagonist. Skip this, read the book instead if you have not. See more Read all reviews

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