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Nicholas Nickleby
2002
An adaptation of one of Charles Dicken's best-loved stories. Nicholas Nickleby becomes the head of his family after the untimely death of his father and discovers that due to his father's bad investments the family has been left with no money. Nicholas has to turn to his wealthy uncle for assistance but finds that he is unable .. Read more
| Starring | Charlie Hunnam, Stella Gonet, Romola Garai, Christopher Plummer |
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| Director | Douglas McGrath |
| Genres | Drama |
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Nicholas Nickleby
An adaptation of one of Charles Dicken's best-loved stories. Nicholas Nickleby becomes the head of his family after the untimely death of his father and discovers that due to his father's bad investments the family has been left with no money. Nicholas has to turn to his wealthy uncle for assistance but finds that he is unable to put up with his cruel and abusive ways...
| Starring | Charlie Hunnam, Stella Gonet, Romola Garai, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Jamie Bell, Nathan Lane, Barry Humphries, Edward Fox, Timothy Spall, Gerard Horan, Anne Hathaway, Tom Courtenay, Alan Cumming |
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| Director | Douglas McGrath |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 10 Nov 2003 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
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Provides a swift succession of set pieces from Dickens' novel, enlivened by the performances of Plummer as a grasping rogue and Courtney as his lugubrious clerk.
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The appeal of meticulously rendered cobwebs soon fades in this hectoring star-studded extravaganza about the struggles... read more on Time Out
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
I wanted to like this...
I wanted to like this, but really it has little to recommend it.
Don't get me wrong it really is quite watchable, but it is just that.
Everyone knows the story, so a filmmaker really has to make it something more.
Sadly this is not it - Charlie H just did not seem right in the role, I just found it an ok kinda film - can't help thinking it should have been more than that! -
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A Good Look Back
Nicholas Nickelby is an excellent retelling of the Charles Dickens classic. It was thoroughly enjoyable to watch, as well as a nice way to look back on how things must have been in Dickens' time and to hear the way English was once spoken.
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Nicholas Nickleby
An adaptation of one of Charles Dicken's best-loved stories. Nicholas Nickleby becomes the head of his family after the untimely death of his father and discovers that due to his father's bad investments the family has been left with no money. Nicholas has to turn to his wealthy uncle for ...
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