I have seen many Movie & & Television versions of Charles Dickens many novels & stories.
In nearly every one that I saw, I at least liked them & saw merit.
In this version, the only merit I found is that it was only 93 minutes long.
I found nothing likable in any part of it. The production was competent, except for the phony snow in the concluding scenes.
The acting helped me not liking this to a great degree,
The actress who played Nell looked far older than the 14 yrs old girl she was supposed to be & she was not convincing at all.
Derek Jacoby as the grandfather was surprisingly not good. Toby Jones as the villain Quilp was more laughable than menacing.
The young lad who played Kit was OK but he was not in it enough.
This is a a big miss by any standards.
Ratings: ** (out of 4) 52 points (out of 100) IMDb 4 (out of 10)
In nearly every one that I saw, I at least liked them & saw merit.
In this version, the only merit I found is that it was only 93 minutes long.
I found nothing likable in any part of it. The production was competent, except for the phony snow in the concluding scenes.
The acting helped me not liking this to a great degree,
The actress who played Nell looked far older than the 14 yrs old girl she was supposed to be & she was not convincing at all.
Derek Jacoby as the grandfather was surprisingly not good. Toby Jones as the villain Quilp was more laughable than menacing.
The young lad who played Kit was OK but he was not in it enough.
This is a a big miss by any standards.
Ratings: ** (out of 4) 52 points (out of 100) IMDb 4 (out of 10)