‘Great Expectations’ Clip Isn’t As Good As We Thought It Would Be

I love the old classics of Charles Dickens, especially how many varied interpretations they can produce. A Christmas Carol has given us Muppets, animation, motion-capture, musicals and so on. GREAT EXPECTATIONS is the latest adaptation, and this time it comes from director Mike Newell. He’s assembled an impressive cast to fill out the roles but with the trailers and the clip below, it really doesn’t seem to add anything different to the tale. I’m a sucker for the work of David Lean, but that doesn’t mean you have to match him in quality. Just give me something new. No doubt we’ll see some impressive set and costume design, but will this be the go-to adaptation for students trying to avoid reading the novel itself?

GREAT EXPECTATIONS is released 30th November 2012. It stars Jeremy Irvine, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Holliday Grainger, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Flemyng, Sally Hawkins, David Walliams, and Ewan Bremner.

Source: Empire