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Alfonso Cuaron (The Little Princess) directed this Mitch Glazer screenplay, a modernization of the 1860-61 classic by Charles Dickens. Some situations in the film are presented as memories -- the way the central figure, Finnegan Bell (Ethan Hawke) recalls events many years later. At a Florida fishing village, eight-year-old .. Read more
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Chris Cooper, Hank Azaria, Nell Campbell |
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| Director | Alfonso Cuaron |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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A modern version of Charles Dickens's novel, with its hero turned into a brooding artist; despite the care lavished upon it, the picture is devoid of life.
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Medium Expectations
This movie feels a bit flat and patchy and the characterisations are somewhat one dimensional. Paltrow is her usual pretty self, Ethan Hawke plays his usual ... read more »
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Great expectations not rewarded
I was very disappointed in this very American adaptation of 'Great Expectations'. It lost the brooding quality of the earlier black and white version ... read more »
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Read the book instead
I had expected this to be an updated version of the book, but it was simply an American love story. The film didn't grip like the book and I couldn't ... read more »
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If you love the novel, don't watch!
What irritated me the most about this adaptation was the fact that the producers/script writers etc must have looked at the novel and decided that the only or ... read more »
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Ideal as a mid-week film
Enjoyed the film but i wouldn't want it to be a Friday/Saturday night staying in film.
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Great Expectations
I didn't get any sense of love between Hawke and Paltrow. The angst between them just made me want to switch off, so I did. Perhaps my expectations were ... read more »
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green links
Enjoyable. A sort of love story loosly based on the novel by Dickens. Visually beautiful. I don't know why the protagonists wore green.
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Dickensian adaptation
I think this adaptation of Dickens novel is watchable but not outstanding and a little long drawn out in parts whilst lacking in action.
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Let down after the book
I decided I should have read some of the classics and picked Great Expectations as my first. It wasn't all that brilliant, but at least I know what people ... read more »
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Disapppointed
The tv serialisation was much better than this film which in places seemed dull, boring and slugish. Better off reading the book and imagining the characters ... read more »
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great expectations
I suppose because I had no great expectations I was somewhat surprised and delighted to rate this with 5 stars....I found it to be beautifully acted,the music ... read more »