Review of Great Expectations

Great expectations were what we had before watching the film because of the amazing trailer. It makes it look intriguing, full of movement and passion. However, we couldn't have been more wrong. Two hours of my life wasted on a film with a great cast, and actors I love to see perform, but so slowly paced and boring, I seriously had to make the effort to stay awake. It is not the actors, nor the special effects or the film in itself. It's just like reading the book. It's the script. Big films like Romeo + Juliet keep the original scrip or try to change it as little as possible with brilliant results. But in this case they haven't managed to do a good job. It's tedious, even too cloying for a true lover of romance. Definitely a film I wouldn't recommend anybody to watch at the theater. It's more like the one you should rent if you can't sleep. It surely will help.