- Studio: United Artists
- Release Date: Dec 27, 2002
- Starring: Anne Hathaway, Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent
- Summary: Based on one of Charles Dickens' most beloved novels, this is the story of a young man who experiences a change of fortune upon the death of his father.
- Director: Douglas McGrath
- Genre(s): Drama
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 32
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Mixed: 6 out of 32
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Negative: 0 out of 32
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90Now and then McGrath's film feels a bit rushed and breathless, but mostly you sink gratefully into its handsomely staged plenitude.
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90A delightful experience.
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60On the whole, it all goes down rather smoothly. Those left wanting more are referred to the RSC's monumental production, now available on DVD, or better yet, to Dickens's original novel.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 1 out of 4
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Sam7It's a well acted, directed, and written film. It's too bad it's dull.
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