Review of Great Expectations (1998) by Ruthe Stein for San Francisco Chronicle — 22 May 2016
From watching this meandering, stilted movie, anyone unfamiliar with Charles Dickens' novel would be not only disinclined to pick it up but also clueless as to why it's considered great.
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This review of Great Expectations (1998) was written by Ruthe Stein and published by San Francisco Chronicle on 22 May 2016.
Great Expectations has generally received positive reviews.
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