If
you enjoyed David Lean’s Great Expectations then you’ll love his adaptation of
Charles Dicken’s other known work equally as much. The all-time great
Alec Guinness plays Fagin and Robert Newton the villainous Bill Sikes. I
haven’t read the book (yet) to compare but I have to say this is an excellent
film and much better than the ‘70s musical. I’ve read online
that there was some controversy surrounding Guinness’s make-up, calling his
look anti-Semitic. I can actually see what they’re talking about
but I doubt it was on purpose. This might bother a few out
there but I don’t think it’s enough of a blemish to ruin the film. If
you’re a fan of Mr. Lean you need to watch this someday. Grade: A
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