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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 24, 2007
Pros: Terrific ensemble cast, cinematography, and settings.
Cons: It's not named Bleak House for nothing.
Summary: The time is the 1840's in Victorian England. The film opens with a court case being heard in what was then known as Chancery. A row of justices are hearing the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, where an inheritance from several generations ago has the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 30, 2008
Pros: Outstanding performances, and a REALLY super screen adaptation.
Cons: As with any BBC mini-series, occasionally creaks under its low budget.
Summary: Lengthy adaptations of Charles Dickens novels are often entertaining, but they can be very "talky." Certainly, there is a lot to say and explain and show in a Dickens epic...his books were huge and his plots were thick. However, this adaptation of ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2008
Pros: Excellent characters, wonderful costumes, good plot
Cons: Slightly tedious at times, but well worth it in the end
Summary: Although this dvd mini series came highly recommended to me, my hopes for it were not very high. I am a lover of Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell, so I wasn't sure that Dicken's dark content would appeal. I was blissfully proven wrong! Though at ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 16, 2007
Pros: gillan anderson phil davis johnny vegas
Cons: 2 many main characters a little hard to keep everything straight LONGGGG
Summary: Act 1 1850 something, and many people are pinning their hopes on Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce a court case that has been going on for decades: everybody thinks there is a ton of money tied up in it but there isnt because the lawyer's fees have eaten it all ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 18, 2006
Pros: Cast and performances; authentic costumes, makeup, sets; introductory music; brisk pacing.
Cons: Anderson too frosty; transitional rapid cuts, swooshing and booming sounds; heavy on thunderous music.
Summary: The latest serialised adaptation of ‘Bleak House’ (2005) impressed me enough to bolster my waning faith in that fine institution called the BBC, at least as far as their costume dramas go. Too many of their shows that I’ve seen of late ... read more
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