Nicholas Nickleby
by Douglas McGrath
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Actor: Anne Hathaway, Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, Jamie Bell, Jim BroadbentDirector: Douglas McGrath
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Writer: Douglas McGrath
Producer: Gail Egan
Producer: Jeff Sharp
Producer: John Hart
Producer: Michael Hogan
Producer: Robert How
Writer: Charles Dickens
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 132 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-22
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Nicholas Nickleby
Movie Review: Atrocious and Boring
Summary: 2 Stars
One of the reasons why I love Dickens but I hate Oliver Twist is because Oliver Twist is TOO good. There's too much of the innocent child who is never besmirched by the criminals around him and never thinks of committing any crimes. He's one of the most irritating deadly dull characters in fiction. Not even the more interesting Artful Dodger or Fagin can save him. Granted, Slumdog Millionaire proved that basic story of an innocent staying innocent through poverty and corruption is still compelling (especially when the main character actually DOES steal to live) but Oliver Twist is still my least favorite Dickens book.
Until now. Well, actually I have the book. It might be better than this. However, I don't have high hopes. Like Oliver Twist, the main character is deadly dull. He's virtuous. He always does the right thing. He even has a sister to protect. And it doesn't help matters that the actor playing him is one of the most wooden actors I've seen in a long time. He looks like Heath Ledger and he's playing the kind of part that Heath Ledger would have played at the time; but he's nowhere near as charismatic as Ledger was in A Knights Tale - Movie Poster - 11 x 17. He's dull. And he's peevish. And the entire movie rests on the audience relating to him.
We don't.
The sad part of the movie is the amount of talent that surrounds him. Anne Hathaway is the girlfriend. Jim Broadbent is the comically evil orphanage manager. Christopher Plummer is the seriously evil uncle. Nathan Lane is the theater manager. And they are all really trying to get the most out of their roles. But every single one of them must bow to the black hole of non-personality that is the main actor. And don't get me started on the terrible music that is from the film score standards of uplifting music. And like all canned uplifting music, it's almost as dull as the main actor.
There are other versions of Nicholas Nickleby out there, including one with the always beautiful Sophia Myles, but I will wait until I read the book to see if it's any good. It could be good, but from this movie, I doubt it.
Summary of Nicholas Nickleby
I love Nicholas Nickleby! exclaims Roger Ebert of this vibrant tale of intrigue, passion and revenge. And what's not to love? Brisk, sparkling (Entertainment Weekly), marvelously acted (Time) and featuring as terrific an ensemble as we ve seen (The San Francisco Examiner), this Golden Globe-nominated* adaptation of Dickens masterpiece is a timeless romantic adventure you'll treasure for years! When the Nickleby family is betrayed in their hour of need, young Nicholas (Charlie Hunnam) must save the day. Join him on a remarkable journey that critics unanimously praise as a joy to watch (Leonard Maltin)!While it necessarily streamlines the Charles Dickens classic, this delightful adaptation of Nicholas Nickelby captures the essence of Dickens in all of its Victorian splendor and squalor. With Charlie Hunnam (the U.K. Queer as Folk) doing noble work in the title role, this quintessentially Dickensian tale begins with the death of Nicholas's father, and the subsequent scheme by his cruel uncle (Christopher Plummer, perfectly cast) to separate Nicholas from his now penniless sister and mother. Stuck in a squalid school run by the evil Mr. and Mrs. Squeers (Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson), Nicholas escapes with his loyal friend Smike (Billy Elliott's Jamie Bell), whose lineage will determine the greedy uncle's fate. As he did with Jane Austen's Emma, writer-director Douglas McGrath has crafted a prestigious production that shifts effortlessly between comedy and tragedy without compromising its warm, inviting tone. His dialogue rings true throughout, inspiring a stellar cast including Nathan Lane, Alan Cumming, Edward Fox, and Timothy Spall. Dickens himself would almost certainly have approved. --Jeff Shannon
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