Nicholas Nickleby

 (2003)

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Good Triumphs Over Evil
Sep 04, 2007
ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
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
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
From Some1 Who Didn't Read the Book
Jun 27, 2007
foxly007 - imdb.com
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
Enjoyable film
May 25, 2007
Gordon-11 - imdb.com
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
A Very Good Dickens Adaptation
Jan 08, 2007
James Hitchcock - imdb.com
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
Having read the novel NN a couple of times I know how rich and full of funny characters and episodes this novel is. This adaptation greatly reduces the number of events compared to the novel; though I understand a director... Full review
sparkling Dickensian effort
Aug 14, 2003
Roland E. Zwick - imdb.com
Writer/director Douglas McGrath has done a splendid job bringing Charles Dickens' delightful novel 'Nicholas Nickleby' to the big screen. 'Nickleby' is quintessential Dickens in its mixture of sentiment and satire; its finely drawn characters and caricatures; its clear cut delineation... Full review
Victoriana
Jan 21, 2003
jotix100 - imdb.com
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens is a rather complicated novel. To even try to put a dent on the narrative is a task for someone very ambitious indeed. The film treatment directed and written by Douglas McGrath tries to condense... Full review
Wonderful adaptation, Horrendous Marketing
Jan 19, 2003
David Ferguson - imdb.com
Greetings again from the darkness. Truly exceptional adaptation of Dickens really shows how terrific writing can allow a film to work. Yes, the cast was very capable and in fact, Christopher Plummer was multi-layered, pure evil as Uncle Ralph. The... Full review
If Dickens were with us today, he would delight in the stock shenanigans of Michael Milken and the outrageous dysfunction of the Osbourne family. Speculation and family chaos rule his `Nicholas Nickleby,' directed on film by Douglas McGrath (`Emma') and... Full review

Critics Reviews


MovieWeb
Even with it's small faults though Nicholas Nickleby remains one of the most emotional, genuinely funny and simply charming movies of the last year. Help comes in the form of their uncle who's age and experience has given him contacts, contacts who are able to provide Nicholas with a well paid job and others who are able to look after his mother and sister until his return. ... Full Review

commonsensemedia.org
Nicholas does the best he can to teach and befriend the boys, but his gentle upbringing has not prepared him to take on such unabashed cruelty. It is a challenge for any actor to play a good-guy hero whose job is to react to all of those vivid characters, but Hunnam never manages to show us anything of Nicholas' growing depth and resolve. ... Full Review

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
As Nicholas, Hunnam ("Abandon") will likely take some critical lumps for his one-note goodness and a prettiness unbecoming a Dickensian hero. Warning: "Nicholas Nickleby" was nominated for a Golden Globe as "best musical or comedy," but anyone who goes in this movie expecting a rollicking comedy is in for a shock. ... Full Review

The Cinema Source
The film tells the story, naturally, of Nicholas Nickleby (Charlie Hunnam), and his journey from innocent, happy boy, to wise, world-savvy man. There our hero is plunged into misery at witnessing the cruelty and ignorance of schoolmaster Wackford Squeers (Jim Broadbent, in a wonderful performance of one-eyed sadistic glee, mitigated by Dickensian humor) and his wife (Juliet Stevenson, equally wonderful, playing a cross between Lady Macbeth and an emaciated Mrs. Fezziwig gone horribly wrong). ... Full Review

Reeling Reviews
Everything is quite black and white in "Nicholas Nickleby," which is peopled with the goodest of good and villainously evil characters. Ralph's actions separate them, but the resourceful young lad embarks on an epic journey to reunite and expand the family of "Nicholas Nickleby. ... Full Review

News

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

projo.com
projo.com2003-02-28
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

The story follows the title character, played by Charlie Hunnam of "Abandon" as he tries to regain an English gentlemen's proper place in society after his father dies, leaving the family penniless. The family turns to Nicholas' uncle for help. ... Full Article

David Noh A real old-fashioned holiday movie, Douglas McGrath's adaptation of Charles Dickens' sprawling Nicholas Nickleby is a wholly satisfying, literate and beautifully acted cinematic experience. ... Full Article

Director(s): Douglas McGrath.Screenplay: Douglas McGrath.Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell, Nathan Lane, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent, Anne Hathaway, Roger Ashton-Griffiths and Timothy Spall.Distributor: MGM Home Entertainment. ... Full Article

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