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| FILM DETAILS | | Certificate 15 | | Cast
Ethan Hawke
Gwyneth Paltrow
Anne Bancroft
Robert De Niro | | Directors
Alfonso Cuaron | | Screenwriters
Mitch Glazer | | Running Time
110 minutes |
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Great Expectations
Disappointing reworking of a classic from people who should know better
Plot
Finn (Hawke), is an orphan, who when he was younger encountered an escaped convict. Years later, he is an artist in Soho, aided by a benefactor whom he believes to be Ms Dinsmoor - guardian of his childhood love Estella. This is not the case, and the revelations that follow will change his life.
Verdict
This plays like a collection of translated, stylised scenes rather than a seamless narrative that arouses one's sympathy with Finn or forbearance for Estella. File under well-meaning failures.
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