NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
A must-own for Dickens' lovers and a must-see for British romantic-comedy lovers!
3-1/2 stars (out of 4) [(2002)UK/MGM-UA] - (2 hrs. 12 min.)
Directed & written by Douglas McGrath
Source: based on the novel by Charles Dickens)
Characters/Cast
Nicholas Nickleby - Charlie Hunnam
Smike - Jamie Bell
Wackford Squeers - Jim Broadbent
Newman Noggs - Tom Courtenay
Ralph Nickleby - Christopher Plummer
Mrs. Squeers - Juliet Stevenson
Review:
Dickens fans will be very pleased by this much condensed but still highly entertaining adaption of Charles Dickens' classic story.
Especially due to its perfectly cast group of well-known character actors including Jim Broadbent ("Moulin Rouge"), Nathan Lane ("Stuart Little 1 & 2"), Christopher Plummer ("The Insider"), Barry Humphries ('Dame Edna'), Tom Courtenay ("The Dresser"), and Timothy Spall ("All or Nothing").
On the female side, the formidable Juliet Stevenson ("Emma") steals the movie as the sadistic 'Mrs. Squeers'!!!
Run - don't walk - to the theater if you like classic stories told well. Others may decide according to their taste in romance, child abuse, and the idea of goodness overcoming evil.
MORE cast:
Mr. Folair - Alan Cumming
Sir Mulberry Hawk - Edward Fox
Kate Nickleby - Romola Garai
Madeline Bray - Anne Hathaway
Mrs. Crummles - Barry Humphries
Vincent Crummles - Nathan Lane
Charles Cheeryble - Timothy Spall
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