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Absolutely the worst movie.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I have been watching our DVD box set of the 1982 mini-series, "The Life And Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" again.I had avoided the 2002 version until this evening when it appeared on TV. I think a good job was done in getting this massive production into 2 hours. I pretty much like the cast in the film, but was appalled when I found that Barry Humphries played Mrs. Crummles! What an insult to Lila Kaye, who was the perfect Mrs. C. BTW, I'm also in the process of re-reading my copy of Dickens' book, which also confirms that Ms. Kaye was right for the part. Alan Cumming was as always, delightful & perfect for his role. It was worth the time just to enjoy those eyes & that devilish smile.

Nicholas Nickleby (Charlie Hunnam) is a riches to rags story, unfolding. His father speculated away their fortune and then took to his bed and never got out, except when the hearse arrived. Now, Nicholas, his lovely sister, Kate (Romola Garai) and their mother are at the mercy of a rich uncle, Ralph Nickleby (Christopher Plummer). Instead of welcoming them into his home, the uncle arranges for the ladies to become dress-makers and board at the shop while Nicholas is sent to be a French instructor at a boys' school. Sounds fairly decent, right? Wrong! The school is run by a typical Dickens demonic gentleman, Mr. Squeers (Jim Broadbent) and his equally evil wife (Juliet Stevenson). The boys in their care get little to eat or drink and endure horrid beatings on a whim. Even worse, the young custodian, Smike (Jamie Bell), an orphan, is given back-breaking work, despite his crippled body. Nicholas is properly horrified and, finally, finds a way to break free, taking Smike with him. But, are they truly free? Meanwhile, the uncle plots to marry Kate to a gentleman twice her age, despite her resistance. Nicholas, on the run, joins a traveling theatrical troupe operated by an ebullient thespian (Nathan Lane), while trying to figure out how to rescue himself and his family from Ralph's noose. He even spies a young lady (Anne Hathaway) who just might capture his heart. Will she return his affections? This is a fine adaption of a Dickens classic, mixing just the right amounts of tribulation and light-heartedness. The cast is superb, from Hunnam on down, with one slight variance. Plummer, an outstanding actor, doesn't seem a good choice to play evil, he's just too nice, resulting in a portrayal with mixed impact, unlike Broadbent and Stevenson, who personify wickedness. The scenery, costumes, photography, adapted script and direction are of the finest as well. Do Pick Nick, sometime soon, if you love refined cinema, romance, adventure, or Dickens. It is an outstanding selection for an evening's pleasure.

In 1980 one could enjoy the novelty and spectacle of revisiting Nicholas Nickley with a multi-hour play version. When I saw the poster for this in 2002, I was bewildered as to who the audience was for a new Dickens movie? Who wanted this? What can Dickens and his twee bromides say to a world that saw 300,000 people die in a tsunami, and lived through Sept 11th? I took to mocking the casting as the boy-band version of Nickleby. And to be sure it's that.I'm older now and less susceptible to Dickens tiresome devices and excesses. And there is much that isn't worth a toss in this, but maybe half of it is pretty good. And it has a fresh-faced cheerful cast that prevents the sentiment from getting too mawkish. The prior project (with vivid turns from Alun Armstrong, Edward Petherbridge, Lyla Kaye) is still strong in my memory, with many tears shed over the outcast Smike.Watching this production caused two strong reactions: Each scene of this summoned up the emotions of related scenes in the the RSC production and the impact was felt two-fold. This version is working a gay subtext between Smike and Nicholas, here much more closely related in age, looks and intelligence than in the play. The looks they exchange, the caresses, their love is as near-gay as anything I've ever seen in a movie. It will be a long time before a gay film will depict love on this scale, or be this honest about male affection. It gives a viewer chills. Smike's death is as sad and well-written as anything that's ever made you cry. Again... deeply-felt tears for Smike.Aspects of the Nickleby story turn up in Jean De Florette and Les Mis.

I rented this movie because it receives 7.3 average scores from the votes in IMDb.com However, it was a little disappointing. The film did not capture my interest that much. I think it's because the main character is an all too-good gentleman. The evil is just plain evil. It's like watching an old movie that wants to teach and uplift moral in society. Well, good intention, but a bit preachy and boring. The conversation is too long and some are unnecessary. The story is just nothing but a series of hardship that one has to go through, but somehow Nicholas seems to know it all how to deal with the obstacles in his life. What's fun about that? He already knows that he will win and the story does not make it too difficult for him to win. Actually, in the beginning when he was sent to that horrible school and finally stood up against the evil couple and helped the poor crippled boy, I was shouting in my mind 'Go,Nick,Go! You must do it. Don't let them hurt that poor boy!' That part was very good and very moving. But after that, our Nicholas becomes the know-it-all hero who looks like a knight in shiny armour. He rescues everyone. He is a real gentleman with no flaw. That's really the weakest point of this film. Don't get me wrong. This is not a terrible film or anything. It's well intended and the story is harmless for viewers of all ages. The acting is fine. The cinematography, the lighting, the scenery, are very beautiful. It's just that the story is a bit too dragging and the characters are too flat. That's all. I still want to recommend this as a family movie, the one you can watch with young children and let them see example of true gentleman. It's better than let them watch something full of gun, blood, and swearing.