Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

An average movie

“Even though I have a master degree in English, I must confess, I have never read any books written by Charles Dickens. I remember that the great Roger Ebert was a huge fan of Dickens and was probably more able to appreciate those book adaptations than me. Indeed, I have never been really fond of those movies adapted from Dickens’ work (though ‘Great Expectations’ by David Lean was a really solid feature). And indeed, Ebert loved this movie but I didn’t care much for it. I mean, there was a pretty cool cast (Charlie Hunnam, Romola Garai, Christopher Plummer, Anne Hathaway, Jim Broadbent, Jamie Bell, Edward Fox, Nathan Lane, Alan Cumming) and the whole thing looked pretty good but I honestly had a hard time to care about the story. Above all, I though there was barely any nuances con” read more

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" Plot: A young compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle. Genre: Drama | Romance Director: Douglas McGrath Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, Jamie Bell -----} Trailer Story: 6 | Story Idea: 8 | Acting: 6 | Score: 8 | Visuals: 8 Overall: "

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"Smike "

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"Personagem: Mr. Folair "

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"Young Nicholas and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until Nicholas' father dies and the family is left penniless. Nicholas, his sister and mother venture to London to seek help from their Uncle Ralph, but Ralph's only intentions are to separate the family and exploit them. Nicholas is sent to a school run by the cruel, abusive and horridly entertaining Wackford Squeers. Eventually, Nicholas runs away with schoolmate Smike, and the two set off to reunite the Nickleby family. "

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"Hugh Mitchell – Boy Nicholas Nickleby Jim Broadbent – Mr Wackford Squeers Daisy Haggard – Juliet Sophie Thompson - Miss Lacreevy Timothy Spall – Charles Cheeryble David Bradley – Bray Points = 9"