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Nicholas Nickleby (2002)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Eleanor Ringel Gillespie "Skimpy, but certainly better than no Dickens at all." more... B- Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "The physical production is convincing without being too charming, or too realistic." more... A- Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder "While (director) McGrath isn't able to fully cage Dickens' gargantuan tale, he is able to tether it on a handsome leash." more... B   Cincinnati Enquirer Margaret A. McGurk "The cast is a marvelous match for the characters..." more... A- Film Journal International David Noh "...takes prideful place alongside the best cinematic adaptations of Dickens..." more... A   filmcritic.com Christopher Null "...next to vastly superior ancestors like Little Women and Sense And Sensibility, it's hard to really fall in love with the film." more... B- Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt "It's a solid story, well told, but somehow the movie isn't very exciting." more... C+ Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis "...overcomes the earnest blandness of its eponymous hero with wonderful side characters." more... B- Moviehole "...superb entertainment." more... A   New York Post Jonathan Foreman "...a triumph of intelligent adaptation." more... B   New York Times A.O. Scott "...two hours of swift, engaging entertainment." more... A- ReelViews James Berardinelli "As a means to bring a classic novel to the attention of a modern audience, McGrath's Nicholas Nickleby is a success." more... B   Rolling Stone Peter Travers "...lively fun..." more... B   San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle "...a generous tale..." more... B+ Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold "...anyone who goes in this movie expecting a rollicking comedy is in for a shock." more... B   Slant Magazine Ed Gonzalez "...may just be the funniest Dickens film ever mounted for the screen." more... B   USA Today Claudia Puig "...its message of strength and the importance of family continues to resonate." more... B   * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)