Great Expectations
Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors | Release Date: January 30, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
11
Negative:
3
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33
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The film is proof that if you repackage the classics (in this case, Dickens) for the youth market in an era of MTV dislocation, what you get, in essence, is postmodern Cliffs Notes with an alt-rock soundtrack. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
A horrendous effort all around. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
From watching this meandering, stilted movie, anyone unfamiliar with Charles Dickens' novel would be not only disinclined to pick it up but also clueless as to why it's considered great. Read full review
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