Nicholas Nickleby

Stunning photography, outrageous characters and a powerful, emotional story: that's Nicholas Nickleby, the 2002 adaptation from the famous book by Charles Dickens. I have not read that book, so this story was new to me and I couldn't help but... Full review

This film is good to watch, it's a bit predictable but overall it was a great film that had a lot more to offer than you'd expect, a cruel uncle and victomised sister makes the life of Nicholas Nickleby much more... Full review

Juliet Stevenson seems to be devoted acting as Mrs. Squeers. After her first appearance in the movie, I knew Mrs. Squeers was very odd, rude, and has her own way of dealing almost every matter. Mrs. Squeers is worse than... Full review

This is a film adaptation, if you follow what others said, an altered plot even *based* on the book. If you wanted to see the book dramatized, then I guess you'll be disappointed. But I, however, wanted to see Alan... Full review

Nicholas Nickleby is able to keep its nice flow from its absorbing feel and solid storytelling that Dickens himself may of been pleased by.... Full review

This film is an adaptation of the famous Charles Dickens work of the same name.I must say I have not read the book. I enjoyed the film a lot, and hence I was surprised by the overwhelmingly negative comments on... Full review

With his complex plots and casts of (often literally) hundreds of characters, Charles Dickens might not seem the most cinema-friendly of novelists, but as of January 2007 no fewer than 235 works are credited on the IMDb as being based... Full review

This movie was very different from any other movie I've seen. I really liked how clean it was. No bad language and not a single bad scene. It has a great story and I love to watch it over and over.... Full review

As great as any'classic'ever made....similar in viewer absorbsion as 1993's LITTLE WOMEN...this film is rich in characterization with the ususal Dicken's 'quirky' wonderful cast members. *Humman is a golden-boy twink who is a visual erotic feast to the human eye...a total... Full review

Worst ever. There should be a warning on this, I mean it sucks alot. Nothing nice. Worst movie ever. HATE HATE HATE. COme on it makes me quesy with the baby scene. just poor acting. HATE SUCKS !!!!!!!!!... Full review

Nicholas Nickleby is a wondrous film, filled with all the minutiae of emotions that are familiar to us all.....Our hearts go out to Jamie Bell's tragic crippled Smike:....It's a real treat for anyone who is interested in the detail.....I like Romola Garai (I Capture the Castle) who is perfectly cast as Nicholas' sister.....Sophisticated production design, costumes and a pleasing lyrical score envelop us as we journey with the Nickleby family through their trials and tribulations..... ... Full Review

NICHOLAS NICKELBY is a perfect entertainment. The eponymous hero of the piece is the noble but impoverished Nicholas. NICHOLAS NICKELBY , USA/UK , 2002, MPAA Rating : PG for thematic material involving some violent action and a childbirth scene ... Full Review

This is a great story of love, loyalty, and standing up against injustice in defense of the helpless.....The performance of Jamie Bell as Smike is well worth making note of.....If your children are up to it, this movie may serve them well.....Douglas McGrath is a master at capturing the tone that Dickens had..... ... Full Review

the movie most shines in the work of its outstanding supporting cast, who seem to be having the time of their lives.....Anyway, there's a kind of satisfaction in seeing a really long Dickens novel condensed into a well-made movie.....Just one of the chapters could easily have taken up the time of a good two-hour movie.....Of course, McGrath had done this sort of thing before, successfully writing the screenplay for.... ... Full Review

The Dolby Digital surround track is simple but lovely.....Plummer, Broadbent and Tom Courtenay have a blast playing the film's Dickensian horrors for laughs.....Rachel Portman's eccentric score is never overwhelming....MGM Home Entertainment presents Douglas McGrath's underrated Nicholas Nickleby in its original 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen on this gorgeous DVD edition of the film..... ... Full Review

Dickens was not just a storyteller but a reform-minded philosopher.He was not only ambitious for himself, but for a better world. He did not create his novels merely to exercise his storytelling skills but to expose the cancers of... ... Full Article

Film Worth: $5.50 It's hard to understand just why this film was made the way it was. Charles Dickens' huge, meandering story is full of complicated feelings and ideas but it is, of course, a book, and was constructed for... ... Full Article

Mark Twain defined a classic as a book that everyone wants to have read but no one wants to read. Well, now you can see the movie. ... Full Article

Charles Dickens often used his writings to underline the horrible conditions and mistreatment of the downtrodden in the mid-19th century.But he did it with such a raft of eccentric oddball characters that his works still entertain. ... Full Article

This is the gayest film version ever of a Charles Dickens novel. Not that there's anything wrong with that. The author may have laughed (I know I did) watching Nathan Lane ham Mr. ... Full Article

A delightful and moving film based on a classic, Nicholas Nickleby deserves to be a hit. But if you are one of those people who will want to see on screen every major character from Charles Dickens' 750-page-long novel, stay... ... Full Article