(Note: I'm interested in reviewing films in my spare time and this is going to be a long one. In fact, it might well be Part 1 of something. But it probably won't mean much to anyone not familiar with Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens or its adaptations. In that event, maybe you're just curious about why I'm worked up, maybe you consider it justice for me defending divisive stuff like the Disney remakes or Star Wars Sequel Trilogy or maybe you are genuinely interested in Dickens in which

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And we're back.
I'm here violently savaging a film you don't really care much about for really no-one's pleasure but my own.
You see how annoying it is from my perspective now?!
I kid...

Anyway.
So we're about a quarter through Nicholas Nickleby 2001 and have gotten past the Dotheboys School Saga and I feel virtually nothing.

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Sorry I’ve been so absent for a while.
This and that kept getting in the way (Those two are never satisfied)
And it’s a good time for a bit of binge-watching even if it’s not too pleasant. I’ll have to make time to watch the 2002 version later.

Okay, so...I’ve gone over it a couple of times and I was wondering if I should include a few good points.
I’ve already explained that the casting is misplaced and underutilised so I can’t include that.

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It's about time I came back to this.
Sorry, things get a bit hectic with one thing or another. I shouldn’t have to tell anyone that but I don’t even have a social life even without lockdown so I don’t have an excuse.

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Okay, I think it’s finally time to put this thing to bed (Preferably one in the Oliver Twist workhouse!).

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