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I have read the book, many times. I have seen earlier versions on film. Obviously the book is better, there is no contest and that question should not even be asked but the film, on its own was amazing. Sure some things that were not like the Dickens's version annoyed me (Pip's name) but I must agree with a commenter below, GOT TO LOVE THAT GREEN!!! Oh, the colors were amazing, the scenery was dreamy. It made me want to take a vacation. Now, on the acting. Gwyenth was spectacular as always. Ethan was so so, Robert De Niro was typically good. What troubles me is that as I was reading some of the comments left I did not see any mention of Anne Bancroft, what a great actress! Watch it, quit analyzing it and please people don't judge a movie by its soundtrack. Though the soundtrack is good, that should not be a basis for an opinion. My vote 8/10

I agree with some of the comments of the last user, however, I quite enjoyed the movie. Having read the book many times, it was a nice refreshing change. To make a movie exactly like the book would be tedious, boring, and dumb. The movie is based off the book, its not the book itself. The actor's portray the roles with eloquence and make the movie very believable. It's a tragically sad movie with bursts of beautiful music to draw the viewer in. Violins and haunting choruses give it its character (Tori Amos is the genius behind this along with many other fine artists). Overall, I would not say this is the best movie in the world, but one worth seeing. However, don't take my word for it, see the movie yourself and make a decision. You don't know if something is good until you have tasted it.

I have heard a lot of negative remarks made about this film, mostly from the Dickens purists. They have said that this film reads like a badly abridged version of the original, and that several characters-mainly Finn/Pip-are cast in a different light. All that is true...yet this is still a very good film. Sensuality seems to be Cuaron's strongest theme, and anyone who have seen "Y tu mama tambien" would agree with me. Films are not judged as works of literature-and yes, I mean the screen adaptations of the literary classics as well. Cuaron made a beautiful film, and if in the process he had to alter the original story a bit, so be it. It is unfortunate that now he is too busy with yet another adaptation-the one of the worst kind-the one that cannnot be altered-the one he clearly chose to do for publicity and money alone, and in the process to be a prisoner of Azkaban himself (or, perhaps, a prisoner of Adaptcan). Nonetheless, I still believe that upon cashing his paycheck he will return to his theme, and will continue to give his viewers a world of sensuous beauty.

It is always going to be a challenge to take a classic novel and turn it into be a movie that will satisfy everyone, especially when the story is being changed and adapted to fit a modern setting. If what you want to find from this movie is an exact translation of the book you will be unimpressed. I personally loved this movie, it is completely stylish thanks to a brilliant soundtrack and the gorgeous leads Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow (who is cast perfectly as the beautiful ice queen). They are helped along by a strong supporting cast of Anne Bancroft (wonderfully eccentric as Ms. Nora Dinsmoor), Chris Cooper and Robert DiNero. The problem, however, is that in trying to fit a story as long and complicated as ‘Great expectations' into a 90 minute movie you loose a lot of the development of the characters necessary to identify and have an emotional reaction to them. Rather than linger on these issues Alfonso Cuaron concentrated on the visual aspect of the movie and the result is a movie that is great to watch!

The visuals in the movie are quite stunning, this is a movie to be savored, let it carry you away on a journey. It's fantasy, yet so real. Who wouldn't want to live this motto? Let desire be your destiny. Who hasn't had their heart broken yet found it impossible to ever really stop loving their object of desire? Who hasn't felt such an intense and overwhelming need for someone only to be cast aside by them. And then you see them again, and you would do anything for just one moment with them. This is a story of desire, love, envy, and pain. A story of searching for what one desperately needs and as soon as it comes within reach not knowing how to accept it, pushing it away. The great expectations we all have for ourselves, our future and for some reason deny ourselves ever actually receiving the rewards. There are lessons to be learned here.