Four Weddings and a Funeral director Mike Newell’s take on the Charles Dickens’ classic Great Expectations is a safe, play-by-numbers affair that neither excites nor bores but simply picks off key moments and retells the tale with some of the cream of British acting crop, plus some extravagant set design that you would expect from …
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Category: BFI LFF 2012, Dance, Romance
Tags: Bellatrix Lestrange, Charles Dickens, David Lean, David Nicholls, Douglas Booth, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Great Expectations, Harry Potter, Helena Barlow, Helena Bonham Carter, Holliday Grainger, Jason Flemyng, Jeremy Irvine, Mike Newell, One Day, Ralph Fiennes, Ray Winstone, Sally Hawkins, Toby Irvine, Vanessa Kirby