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Great Expectations (1998) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Great Expectations (1998) a score of 2.6512 out of 4

based on (75) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(48)

Good

(21)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(0)

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Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)

Una obra maestra....read the complete Great Expectations (1998) review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)

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kids-in-mind

Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow star in this modern telling of the Charles Dickens classic....read the complete Great Expectations (1998) review at kids-in-mind

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Dustin Putman

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Gwenyth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft, Chris Cooper, Hank Azaria, Robert DeNiro, Josh Mostel, Nell Campbell, Kim Dickens.Review By: Geoff BerkshireStar Rating: ** (out of ****)Like William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, from 1996, Great...read the complete Great Expectations (1998) review at Dustin Putman

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Cinematter (Matt Williams)

I'll be the first to admit it. When you mention the book Great Expectations, I immediately begin experiencing flashbacks to junior high English class, where I was confronted with a torturously boring book filled with people with such nonsensical names...read the complete Great Expectations (1998) review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)