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Great Expectations (2023)
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 26, 2023
52
4.3
All Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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24% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
59% Mixed
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10 Reviews
18% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
52
24% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
59% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
18% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Great Expectations finds a perfect balance in crafting a faithful adaptation while recognizing the necessity of change. ... Whether this is someone’s first introduction to this piece of bildungsroman or the tenth adaptation they have consumed, they will find joy, sorrow, and beauty in what Steven Knight has constructed.
The set design is impeccable and the cast is exceptional. ... True representation is tricky and demands much self-interrogation on the part of screenwriters and viewers. Either way, as a thought experiment Great Expectations is certainly worth the pursuit.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 User Ratings
4.3
44% Positive
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6% Mixed
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50% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 User Ratings
4.3
44% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
6% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
50% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Colman is her predictably excellent self; there is a risk she will reduce everything else to filler while viewers await her next mesmerising appearance.
In expanding the story the way he has, and giving far more room to characters who were perfectly Dickensian in their economy, Mr. Knight has lost much of the subtle psychology—especially regarding Havisham. ... Dickens was pretty adept at providing just as much about a character as was needed to make his point. Mr. Knight gives us more, and the point becomes elusive.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with this new version of Great Expectations, but we’re wondering why someone would seek out this longer, slower adaptation when there are other adaptations that get more to the heart of Dickens’ novel much faster.
Only Miss Havisham pops off the screen, making this an adaptation lacking in a certain balance. ... Miss Havisham’s mansion — cluttered with detritus, almost impassably full of objects — may come to feel like a fitting device on a show on which a couple of breakthrough performances are surrounded by unmetabolized narrative clutter.
Except for some fine work by Olivia Colman as the iconic Miss Havisham, the embittered puppeteer who wreaks vengeful havoc on our hero Pip, I was by turns irritated and bored.
Many people calling it a dull **** in many aspects it's true but can't just ignore Oscar winner Colman's outstanding performance And cinematography & production design.
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Not very good at all, though I'm a **** for a period piece, and the production values are off the charts, this is nothing but a downer, full of dread, but i'm going to keep watching it nonetheless
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I wrote a term paper on Great Expectations in school and while it has been a while, I’m still fairly familiar with the story and themes. I had doubts when I saw the trailer, but I thought I'd give the show a try in case it was better than I expected. It was worse. We are suffering through the dark ages of entertainment. Not only do modern entertainment writers lack the ability to create anything original, they also lack the competence to copy stories from their betters. Somehow the writing for this show is atrocious, the acting is weak, the setting looks fake, and the plot is boring. This show is worthless.
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Production Company:
- BBC Studios
- FX Productions
- Hardy, Son & Baker
- Scott Free Productions
Initial Release Date: Mar 26, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Royal Television Society, UK
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Hollywood Professional Association Awards
• 1 Nomination
Awards Daily Cooler Awards
• 1 Nomination
