Some strong performances are let down by this dreary and meandering retelling of the Dickens classic. Give this a miss and check out David Lean's classic 1945 adaptation instead, you won't be sorry.

Hah! The great expectations I had of this movie were certainly not met! I must admit, there would have probably been more disappointment had I seen any of the previous adaptations of Great Expectations. So for once it's a good thing I haven't read the book or watched any of the earlier versions. My friend, who has read the book, was devastated.

Actually, I don't think I could complain about the actors' performances. They all did a pretty good job, my favourites being Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham-Carter (although I am slowly beginning to get tired of the 'sameness' of her recent roles). Every other aspect of the movie is quite average and I felt the story line wasn't put forward clearly enough. And I had to watch it in Spanish, which was even more painful!

Adapted from Dickens' novel by One Day scriptwriter David Nichols, this is appallingly mis-cast (especially the two leads, Pip an Estella) and features a performance as Miss Haversham (by Helena Bonham Carter) which is long on batty behaviour but short on emotional pain. Ralph Finnes is fine as the convict Magwitch, but director Mike Newell seems constrained by what looks like a tight budget.

A lathargic adaptation of the Dickens classic. This has a great English ensemble cast and decent production values. There's even some nice cinematography here too, but it's all so, well, bland.

It probably doesn't help that Pip is played by two pretty bland actors and that the only mild distractions are some alarmingly pantomimic performances (Sally Hawkins, David Walliams and Bonham Carter in particular). It just feels so uneven and frustratingly dull.

Recommended?: I'd say look to another adaptation before going to this (Cuaron's?) Or better yet, read the book.

A jolly-good Dickensian adaptation that will be moste enjoyable for all Dick-Heads. It was all rather splendid really. Huzzah!

Es tā saprotu, ka šī ir kāda trīssimtā Dikensa ķieģeļa ekranizācija. Un tai nav pilnīgi nekāda attaisnojuma. Tā kā skolā, kur katru gadu uzved vienu un to pašu, tikai mainās aktieri un režisori. Visi godīgi, ķeksīša pēc atstrādā savu darbu un viss...
Vienīgi Helēna Bonema Kārtere te ir ok, bet arī viņa nevar izvilkt visu filmu.
Es nesaredzu pilnīgi nevienu iemeslu, kāpēc šis būtu jāskatās no A līdz Z...

I like Scrooge but other than that I'm not really into Charles Dickens.

So as the British say... It's not my cup of tea!

Well made and is found with a great load of performances, but it felt longer than it was, and it never really concluded anything fully enough. Normally it had a TV series to spread it's depth of story, but it all feels a little rushed, and could have done with a little more of a duration.

A lathargic adaptation of the Dickens classic. This has a great English ensemble cast and decent production values. There's even some nice cinematography here too, but it's all so, well, bland.

It probably doesn't help that Pip is played by two pretty bland actors and that the only mild distractions are some alarmingly pantomimic performances (Sally Hawkins, David Walliams and Bonham Carter in particular). It just feels so uneven and frustratingly dull.

Recommended?: I'd say look to another adaptation before going to this (Cuaron's?) Or better yet, read the book.

Άλλη μια μεταφορά του αριστουργήματος του Καρόλου Ντίκενς. Αναπόφευκτες όμως οι συγκρίσεις με την έκδοση του Alfonco Cuaron 15 χρόνια πριν. Ναι μεν η φετινή έκδοση είναι πιο κοντά στην ατμόσφαιρα του μυθιστορήματος- μιας και ο Cuaron έκανε μια μεταφορά στην σύγχρονη ΝΥ - αλλά δυστυχώς πάσχει στο καστ.
Απουσιάζει ο ντροπαλός χωριάτης Ethan Hawke, η τόσο ταιριαστή Gwyneth Paltrow στον ρόλο της cold hearted bitch και φυσικά η Ann Bancroft . Εδώ ξεχωρίζουν απλά οι Fines και Bonam Carter λόγω ειδικού βάρους.
Το βιβλίο είναι πολύ "βαθύ" για να γίνει μια ταινία 2 ωρών , αλλά εδώ δυστυχώς δεν γίνονται ούτε τα βασικά στην ανάπτυξη των χαρακτήρων.

Ακαδημαϊκά σκηνοθετημένη και γραμμένη μεταφορά του κλασσικού βιβλίου, με θεατρικό και όχι κινηματογραφικό χαρακτήρα. Παρ ότι όλα είναι τοποθετημένα και προσεγμένα για να λειτουργούν ρολόι, η ταινία βγάζει μια εντελώς out of date αίσθηση και δεν προχωρά σε καμία περίπτωση το πρωτογενές υλικό ένα βήμα παραπέρα. Το cast κάνει αξιοπρεπώς τη δουλειά του δεδομένων των συνθηκών, ακόμα κι αν η Helena Bonham Carter μοιάζει να βγήκε από ταινία του Tim Burton και όχι από το κλασσικό μυθιστόρημα του Dickens.

Basada en la novela de Charles Dickens, enésima versión del clásico. Si bien la narración, la puesta en escena y las interpretaciones son muy aceptables sigo prefiriendo la adaptación que realizó Alfonso Cuarón haya por 1998 con Ethan Hawke y la siempre agradable de ver Gwyneth Paltrow

This adaptation was well-acted but I felt that the 2 hour runtime wasn't enough to create a fully satisfying take on the story. It often felt like it was rushing compared to the BBC's 3-hour adaptation a couple of years ago. It captured most of the events faithfully, naturally with a few changes. Ralph Fiennes was only just recognisable as Magwich and Jeremy Irvine and his brother Toby were effective Pips. Helena Bonham Carter was mildly disappointing as Miss Haversham (strangely, as many would consider it a role she was born to play), it seemed to just copy elements of previous mad women she has played in Sweeney Todd whereas Gillian Anderson in the BBC drama was more mysterious and chilling. I haven't yet seen the David Lean film but I felt this was enjoyable, if rushed.