Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Critic Reviews
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Time Richard Schickel
Now and then McGrath's film feels a bit rushed and breathless, but mostly you sink gratefully into its handsomely staged plenitude.
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88
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Boston Globe Ty Burr
A rambunctious joy.
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75
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Christopher Plummer steals the show without resorting to camp as Nicholas' wounded and wounding Uncle Ralph. It's a great performance and a reminder of Dickens' grandeur. This Cliff's Notes of a film, though lively fun, only hints at that.
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75
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Portland Oregonian Marc Mohan
An enjoyable sojourn into the world of Dickens and could inspire a trend. Shakespeare and Austen have had their Hollywood moments during the past few years; why not the proto-Hollywood Dickens?
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75
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Miami Herald Connie Ogle
McGrath has managed to turn Dickens into a cozy date movie. When was the last time anybody could make that claim?
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75
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Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
It's an uneven film, but Dickens admirers shouldn't miss it.
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70
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The New York Times Dana Stevens
The director has produced a colorful, affecting collage of Dickensian moods and motifs, a movie that elicits an overwhelming desire to plunge into 900 pages of 19th-century prose.
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70
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Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis
McGrath, who adapted the novel, manages to catch the flavor of it without its tang.
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60
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Film Threat Phil Hall
McGrath's new film offers a treat for fans of Dickens and moviegoers who love to see a fairly large cast ham it up with delirious abandon.
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50
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Washington Post Desson Thomson
Watchable, certainly. It should have been so much more.
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