Reviews for this film from our members:
- Panagiotis Gkaris @ Movies Ltd
- Excerpt: Newel, bears a condensed, like Lean’s, adaptation of the novel in mind and he could have succeeded if only he didn’t waste the two thirds of the film to depict Pip’s transformation from a poor young locksmith to a Londoner aristocrat, leaving to the final act all the heavy burden of working out the complex story machinations and the fascinating twists of its brilliant original source.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: I love it when a film that is “supposed” to be all stuffy and classic turns out to be this electric and alive…
- [New – 3/7] | Simon Miraudo @ Quickflix
- Kenneth R. Morefield @ 1More Film Blog
- Excerpt: A surprisingly emotionally engaging film, Mike Newell’s Great Expectations is easily the best Dickens adaptation I’ve ever seen. (Yes, I’ve seen the David Lean version…more than once.)
- Jason Pirodsky @ Expats.cz
- Excerpt: It devolves into a routine production that seems less vested in telling the story in an interesting way and more interested in just getting it over with
