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FILM DETAILS

Certificate PG

Cast Charlie Hunnam Christopher Plummer Jim Broadbent Jamie Bell

Directors Douglas McGrath

Screenwriters Douglas McGrath

Running Time 130 minutes

Nicholas Nickleby
One of Charles Dickens' best-loved novels gets the big screen treatment here with an all-star cast.

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Plot
Following his father's death, Nicholas Nickleby tries to provide for his family by working at a school for orphans, where he befriends young mistreated boy Smike. The pair run away and set off on an adventure to reunite Nickleby's family and find a new home...

Verdict
A fun British period drama (which makes a welcome change) on a grand scale, as a Dickens adaptation this is nowhere near as bad as the Gwyneth Paltrow/Ethan Hawke clunker Great Expectations. That said, it's not as good as David Lean's Oliver Twist.


Reviewed by Jo Berry

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