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- 1998
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 51 m
- 1998
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 51 m
Summary An updated version of the story by Charles Dickens, set in modern day New York City.
Directed By: Alfonso Cuarón
Written By: Charles Dickens, Mitch Glazer
- 1998
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 51 m
- 1998
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 51 m
Great Expectations
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6.1
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Summary An updated version of the story by Charles Dickens, set in modern day New York City.
Directed By: Alfonso Cuarón
Written By: Charles Dickens, Mitch Glazer
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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42% Positive
10 Reviews
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46% Mixed
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13% Negative
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3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
55
42% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
46% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
13% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Handsome, well-acted, well-written and beautifully directed movie.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 41 User Ratings
6.1
46% Positive
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39% Mixed
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15% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 41 User Ratings
6.1
46% Positive
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
39% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
15% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
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Great Expectations has great style; that's not everything we want from the movies, but sometimes it's almost enough. [2 February 1998, p. 61]
Transforms Charles Dickens into a Chuck. Ground Chuck, unfortunately. [30 January 1998, p. 7D]
Cuaron is a special talent, and, as botched as Great Expectations often is, it's the kind of failure that deserves an audience--if only to experience Cuaron's way of seeing, which is at its best in the early parts of this film.
Suffers from being neither here nor there. In its rush to modernize its story and attract a young audience with stars like Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow, the film ends up problematic both in relation to the original and on its own terms.
From watching this meandering, stilted movie, anyone unfamiliar with Charles Dickens' novel would be not only disinclined to pick it up but also clueless as to why it's considered great.
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
ALMA Awards
• 1 Nomination
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
• 1 Nomination
