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Great Expectations
Prepare for a life of great expectations.
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
- Original title
- Great Expectations
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $6,202,879
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Apr 29, 2024 · via TMDB
Well the Irvine's decided to keep this in the family! The young "Pip" (Toby) is out one night when he encounters the escaping convict "Magwitch" (Joseph Fiennes). Terrified for his life, he feeds the man and returns home to his kindly uncle "Joe" (Jason Flemyng) and his rather domineering wife (Sally Hawkins). Scoot on a few years and now big brother Jeremy takes over the leading role and is introduced to the solicitor "Jaggers" (Robbie Coltrane) who informs the young man that he is now a man of means. The conditions of his mysterious benefaction are that he live in London as a gentleman and that he make no enquiries as to the source of his newfound wealth. Now he, and we, make certain assumptions about the eccentric "Miss Havisham" (Helena Bonham Carter) but he is in London now, befriending old sparring partner "Herbert Pocket" (Olly Alexander) and leading a life of comfortable leisure. In truth, though, he's a bit rudderless and lacking in purpose until he returns home late one evening to be reunited with his former nemesis and told a few home truths that altogether change his agenda. It's not my favourite Dickens story this, but this adaptation does an adequate enough job more in the afternoon tea-time drama vein rather than the grand scale cinematic one. The easy-on-the-ey (elder) Irvine is charismatic enough and Alexander delivers quite cheekily as his pal "Pocket" but I thought Fiennes just over-egged his part - way too theatrical - and HBC doesn't really have the clout to deliver the "Havisham" part in the overbearing yet sad style of, say, Martita Hunt. I always find that colour photography can be an enemy to stories like this. The issues of poverty and privilege that underpin so many of this author's stories always work better in grimy monochrome, and this one is just a bit too well produced. It's perfectly watchable, but not really one to remember.
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Jeremy Irvine
Philip 'Pip' Pirrip
Helena Bonham Carter
Miss Havisham
Ralph Fiennes
Abel Magwitch
Holliday Grainger
Estella Havisham
Robbie Coltrane
Mr. Jaggers
Sally Hawkins
Mrs. Joe
Jason Flemyng
Joe Gargery
Ewen Bremner
Wemmick
David Walliams
Mr. Pumblechook
Tamzin Outhwaite
Molly
Daniel Weyman
Arthur Havisham
Jessie Cave
Biddy
Edward Fleming
Charles Pocket
Olly Alexander
Herbert Pocket
Kate Lock
Camilla Pocket
Pooky Quesnel
Sarah Pocket
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Bentley Drummle
Sophie Rundle
Clara
Richard James
Raymond
William Ellis
Compeyson
Bernice Stegers
Mrs. Hubble
Helena Barlow
Young Estella
Bebe Cave
Young Biddy
Ralph Ineson
Sergeant
Nick Bartlett
Bailiff Two
Steve Morphew
Soldier
Frank Dunne
Aged P
Gary Arthurs
River Policeman
Malcolm Tierney
Judge
Ronnie Fox
Bailiff One
Claire Ashton
Wemmick's Neighbour (uncredited)
Nellie Burroughes
Mrs. Compeyson (uncredited)
Leigh Daniels
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Dale Mercer
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Pethrus
Mr. Jagger's Office Doorman (uncredited)
David G. Robinson
Smithfield Butcher (uncredited)
Jonathan Coy
JUDGE MANSELL
John Mathieson
Director of Photography
Levan Doran
Stunt Double
Nellie Burroughes
Stunts
Mike Newell
Director
Susie Figgis
Casting
Charlotte Larsen
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Christine Langan
Executive Producer
Cliff Curtis
Executive Producer
Mike Newell
Executive Producer
Norman Merry
Executive Producer
Peter Hampden
Executive Producer
Zygi Kamasa
Executive Producer
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Richard Hartley
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Ian Wilson
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