SummaryAn ambitious orphan named Pip (Fionn Whitehead) meets Miss Havisham (Olivia Colman) and falls in love with her adopted daughter, Estella (Shalom Brune-Franklin) in Steven Knight's adaptation of the Charles Dickins classic novel.
SummaryAn ambitious orphan named Pip (Fionn Whitehead) meets Miss Havisham (Olivia Colman) and falls in love with her adopted daughter, Estella (Shalom Brune-Franklin) in Steven Knight's adaptation of the Charles Dickins classic novel.
Great Expectations finds a perfect balance in crafting a faithful adaptation while recognizing the necessity of change. ... Whether this is someone’s first introduction to this piece of bildungsroman or the tenth adaptation they have consumed, they will find joy, sorrow, and beauty in what Steven Knight has constructed.
The set design is impeccable and the cast is exceptional. ... True representation is tricky and demands much self-interrogation on the part of screenwriters and viewers. Either way, as a thought experiment Great Expectations is certainly worth the pursuit.
I’ve just finished episode 2 and am wondering when the show is supposed to get *bad.* It seems many critics’ possess expectations far exceeding my urchin mind from understanding. This is the most gripping show I’ve seen in awhile.
Olivia Colman's terrific performance will ride u in a different world & yess she deserves an Emmy nomination For this The stunning visuals & set pieces are really captivating.
Colman is her predictably excellent self; there is a risk she will reduce everything else to filler while viewers await her next mesmerising appearance.
In expanding the story the way he has, and giving far more room to characters who were perfectly Dickensian in their economy, Mr. Knight has lost much of the subtle psychology—especially regarding Havisham. ... Dickens was pretty adept at providing just as much about a character as was needed to make his point. Mr. Knight gives us more, and the point becomes elusive.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with this new version of Great Expectations, but we’re wondering why someone would seek out this longer, slower adaptation when there are other adaptations that get more to the heart of Dickens’ novel much faster.
Only Miss Havisham pops off the screen, making this an adaptation lacking in a certain balance. ... Miss Havisham’s mansion — cluttered with detritus, almost impassably full of objects — may come to feel like a fitting device on a show on which a couple of breakthrough performances are surrounded by unmetabolized narrative clutter.
Except for some fine work by Olivia Colman as the iconic Miss Havisham, the embittered puppeteer who wreaks vengeful havoc on our hero Pip, I was by turns irritated and bored.
Many people calling it a dull **** in many aspects it's true but can't just ignore Oscar winner Colman's outstanding performance And cinematography & production design.
Not very good at all, though I'm a **** for a period piece, and the production values are off the charts, this is nothing but a downer, full of dread, but i'm going to keep watching it nonetheless
I wrote a term paper on Great Expectations in school and while it has been a while, I’m still fairly familiar with the story and themes. I had doubts when I saw the trailer, but I thought I'd give the show a try in case it was better than I expected. It was worse. We are suffering through the dark ages of entertainment. Not only do modern entertainment writers lack the ability to create anything original, they also lack the competence to copy stories from their betters. Somehow the writing for this show is atrocious, the acting is weak, the setting looks fake, and the plot is boring. This show is worthless.
****' characters can be depressed and even deplorable, but not as depraved as portrayed in this reenvisioning. The embellishments ruin the series. I'm out at episode 2.