Great Expectations (1998) - Movie Review

Rating: 2 out of 5

You know, I didn't like the book Great Expectations when I was in high school, so I don't know why anyone thought it would be liked any better now. Hawke's meddling with the story is well-documented (including changing the main character's name from Pip to Finn). Then there's the updating to the 20th century, making Pip, er, Finn an artist (and a bad one at that), Bancroft's horrific drag-queenish dance instructor. De Niro's lost expression. Ugh. I'll take the book over this.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1998

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Cast & Crew

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Producer: Art Linson

Screenwriter: Mitch Glazer

Also starring: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper, Anne Bancroft, Robert De Niro, Josh Mostel, Kim Dickens, Art Linson, Mitch Glazer