De grandes espérances

...this tidily paced, attractively cast film is a perfectly good primer.

...this handsomely designed, unobtrusively edited and thoughtfully acted film...

This Great Expectations has a seductive, enchanting feel that has nothing to do with sweet, gauzy sentiments or calculatedly “magical” Hollywood imagery.

What marks out director Mike Newell and writer David Nicholls’s version is its impeccable acting.

...lyfts främst av birollsinnehavarna och deras sidohistorier.