Rotten
It's lavish but lulling, and at two hours and 18 minutes, it's something of a bore.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
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Overview
In early 19th century England, orphaned Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend.
Director and cast
- Mira Nair Director
- Reese Witherspoon as Becky Sharp
- Eileen Atkins as Miss Matilda Crawley
- Jim Broadbent as Mr. Osborne
- Gabriel Byrne as The Marquess of Steyne
- Romola Garai as Amelia Sedley
- Bob Hoskins as Sir Pitt Crawley
- Rhys Ifans as William Dobbin
- Geraldine McEwan as Lady Southdown
- James Purefoy as Rawdon Crawley
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as George Osborne
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
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Rotten
A less than absorbing adaptation of Thackeray's sprawling but sharp-witted classic.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
Scene by scene and moment to moment, it's a woeful misreading of the book.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Fresh
Witherspoon moves director Mira Nair's version of Thackeray's social satire forward at a good clip, making Becky's rising and falling fortunes an intensely watchable spectator sport.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
There is no depth beneath its bright surfaces, no potent emotional undercurrents.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
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