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Overrated and overhyped

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

After recently watching Oliver Twist, Brief Encounter and This Happy Breed I thought I'd give this a viewing. But I'm afraid I couldn't finish it. I'm not a Dickens fan but his books can make good movies. But this one is too old-fashioned. For example, the scene in which Pip is thrashed by Mrs Gargery, his hurt is ignored by the director. Doesn't work today., that sort of violence to children treated as par for the course.

I believe I can echo another reviewer's comment about reading the Dickens novel as a high school student - one of the most boring experiences imaginable. At least as much as I can remember because that was almost fifty years ago. However this 1946 film adaptation managed to hold my interest in a way that surpassed my enthusiasm for director David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia". There was only so much of that sun and desert sand I could take in one sitting. I can't say with any kind of certainty today how much the picture followed along with the original novel, but the execution on screen was engaging and worthwhile viewing. I did manage to recall from memory names like Miss Havisham (Martita Hunt) and Mr. Joe (Bernard Miles), and it was a bit of a surprise seeing Pocket portrayed by an impossibly young Sir Alec Guinness. And since my seasoned citizen brain had forgotten virtually the entire story of Pip and Estella, it was a genuine surprise to learn of Abel Magwitch's (Finlay Currie) identity as Pip's benefactor. All to the good I would say, as the story advances Pip's youth and young adulthood in a way that's interesting and compelling, even with it's series of unfortunate bumps along the way.

Thanks to the 1998 pastiche, everyone is now acquainted with "Great Expectations" – though I strongly doubt if Charles Dickens would have approved. On the other hand, here is a version that even a fastidious Charles Dickens would no doubt have readily endorsed, namely David Lean's justly famous 1946 adaptation (available on an excellent Criterion DVD) in which (despite being way down on the cast list), Martita Hunt (Miss Havisham), Finlay Currie (Magwitch) and Anthony Wager (Pip) give the best performances of their careers. In fact, every single member of the vast cast from stars to bit players deserves to be congratulated for a job well done!In addition to the noirish atmosphere conjured up by the fast-moving script, the adroit players and the marvelous sets, allied with David Lean's involving direction and his superlative cutting (assisted by Jack Harris), is the respect paid to Dickens himself and his novel. I think the great writer would have readily approved. It's a shame that Dickens' books are no longer as popular as they still were when this film was made. His popularity has slipped dramatically in the past ten or twenty years. In fact, of all the nineteenth British novelists only Robert Louis Stevenson seems to have survived to this year of grace. Fortunately, a movie like this one will certainly keep Dickens' name alive in the minds of everyone who sees it.

John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Alec Guinness, Jean Simmons and Martita Hunt star in this exceptional film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. Period. More lines to say how "great" this film really is? From setting the mood right from the opening scene to all the supporting actors, including the young man as Young Pip, this is one Grade A++ film to not miss. If you claim to like British movies and have not seen this, then you have missed the boat. This is one of director David Lean's earliest masterpieces. All of the major stars shine, but Martita Hunt was particularly good in her role. And, Alec Guinness, who is more of a supporting character in this tale, stands out in his own inimitable way. Oh, the plot? Well, if you've never read the book, it's better to watch it knowing nothing. Just sit back and immerse yourself in the imagination of Charles Dickens. Care, precision, and love was taken to translate Dickens' story onto celluloid. Miss this and you're not a lover of film.