- Summary: A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
- Director: Mike Newell
- Genre(s): Drama, Romance
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 7
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Mixed: 6 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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70Vivid characterizations from Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter are the highlights of Mike Newell's traditional retelling of the classic Dickens novel.
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60A watchable and accessible revival, though not groundbreaking, and not quite matching the story's passionate fear and rapture.
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Sep 20, 201360Big vistas and big names can’t compensate for the film’s necessity to cram Dickens’ rich, sprawling set of characters and twisty subplots into a two-hour film.
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60What marks out director Mike Newell and writer David Nicholls’s version is its impeccable acting.
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Sep 20, 201360It’s handsome, involving and stars the cream of British acting talent — but so did Lean’s unbeatable version, and Newell and Nicholls’ safe, schoolteacher-friendly interpretation makes no real case for going down this much-travelled road once more.
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60Working from a tightly compressed screenplay by David Nicholls, director Mike Newell strikes the beats of a deservedly oft-told tale with dour competence but little in the way of dramatic inspiration or visual flair.
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40It’s less an adaptation than a recapitulation.
