Great Expectations

Name: Great Expectations
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: November 8, 2013
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 60

2013

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS

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Outsource Media Group (OMG) | Release Date: November 8, 2013

Summary: A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

Director: Mike Newell

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 128 min

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Washington Post - Michael O'Sullivan

Nov 7, 2013

Thrillingly told, compellingly acted and beautifully shot. Read full review

USA Today - Claudia Puig

Nov 7, 2013

It's an oft-told tale, but director Mike Newell's handsome version of Charles Dickens' epic novel is marked by strong performances, well-developed characters and gorgeous cinematography. Read full review

Philadelphia Inquirer - David Hiltbrand

Nov 8, 2013

More important, Nicholls has created a rich alternative conclusion, one that poignantly sweetens the love story. It's a novel approach to Great Expectations - sharp and gritty giving way to a sentimental finish - and a satisfying one. Read full review

Time Out London - Cath Clarke

Sep 20, 2013

What marks out director Mike Newell and writer David Nicholls’s version is its impeccable acting. Read full review

The Dissolve - Andrew Lapin

Nov 6, 2013

Newell brings the tale a brisk touch, avoiding the fate of Victorian costume epics bloated by too much window-dressing. Read full review

Variety - Justin Chang

Sep 20, 2013

Working 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. Read full review

The Telegraph - Robbie Collin

Sep 20, 2013

It’s less an adaptation than a recapitulation. Read full review

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Koz

Dec 2, 2013

I first read the simplified version of this novel when I was 8. I liked it so much that I read the unabridged version a few years later. It is by far my favorite Dickens novel, so needless to say, I had "great Expectations" when I went to see this movie.
Rarely does a movie live up to theI first read the simplified version of this novel when I was 8. I liked it so much that I read the unabridged version a few years later. It is by far my favorite Dickens novel, so needless to say, I had "great Expectations" when I went to see this movie.
Rarely does a movie live up to the book. Most of the time, when you go to the theater to see an adaptation, you come home very disappointed. (Like the time I saw the latest rendition of Les Miserables, but that's another story)
But this movie did not disappoint me. At all. All the crucial points in the story were given the appropriate level of prominence. All the characters were just as I pictured them all those years back (except, maybe, for Miss Havisham, who I imagined to be more subdued. But I'm not saying Helen Bonham-Carter did a bad job there). Everything, really, was just as I saw in my mind when reading the book.
So I put this among the best adaptations, along with Lord of the Rings trilogy.
I know this will never get the amount of attention TLOTR got, but if you are a fan of Dickens, or classic novels in general, I strongly believe that you must see this movie.… Expand

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