If you are a fan of Roman Polanski it is one of his best! If you wish to be entertained in a very classic and non-offensive way, please see this film. If you are a fan of Charles Dickens, please see this film - you will love it. But if you look back at the history of movies, many of the best films are long. I knew where the story was going at every moment but for someone just being introduced to Oliver Twist, it might seem to go on for a while. House blend of bourbon infused ground pork and beef, baby spinach, Roma tomatoes, house-made pickles, caramelized onions, horseradish aioli and choice of. The only thing it has against it is that it's a bit long. I think the only way someone would foolishly call this off as a poorly written, poorly acted, or poorly done film was if they were blind and deaf! No offense to anyone who is of course, but I was very taken aback, as I said, by the comment I just read about this film. Even the smallest characters were performed amazingly. The Artful Dodger was great and Mr.Salsbury was done so justly. I know I am repeating myself but I really did love the performances. And by the way, the character Oliver is supposed to faint, it is a sign of his weakness.

I feel Roman Polanski really understood what Dickens was trying to express in his books. This one did not disappoint me as a huge fan in the least. I remember a few years ago I saw a very poorly done Oliver Twist with Elijah Wood as the Artful Dodger. It is one of my all time favorite stories and plays and I have been disappointed with the past Oliver Twist films. I have been in the production of Oliver! the musical three times and have read the book about a million times. I thought all of the performances were well done and Ben Kingsley was just amazing. I thought Roman Polanski did great respects to the story and to Dickens. I completely disagree with the comment I just read.

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