New International Trailer for Mike Newell’s GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Yikes, Voldemort was better looking… A new UK trailer for Mike Newell’s film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great Expectations has been released. The film stars Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) as Pip, a young orphan who is given a chance to rise from his humble beginnings thanks to a mysterious benefactor. I didn’t get a chance to see this one at TIFF (truthfully, I made no attempt to) but I heard it played decently well at the festival, although reviews have been pretty mixed so far. Period dramas aren’t usually my cup of tea but the cast is great and I do plan on seeing it down the road. Who am I kidding, I probably won’t. Read more →