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07/24/08
Twist (2004)
16 %
Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 5 Rotten:26 Average Rating: 4.4/10
Consensus:
Despite of its contemporary setting and some strong performances, this is a bland retelling of Oliver Twist.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis: TWIST is a calmly lucid re-telling of Charles Dickens` classic Oliver Twist, updated to current times and moved out of the poor house and onto the streets of Toronto. Told from the point of view of The Artful Dodger (Dodge), TWIST is no longer a tale of the misfortunes of boys, but rather about the... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Nick Stahl, Joshua Close, Gary Farmer, Stephen McHattie, Michele-Barbara Pelletier
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07/21/05
My memory may be a little vague on this one, but I don’t recall any incest scenes in the original Oliver Twist
11/04/04
One of the glummest recent attempts to drag a classic story into the 21st century.
09/03/04
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09/03/04
Unrelenting in its tragedy, this movie should come with a major bummer warning or something to help you recover from the haunting images. The story is a little thin at times.
08/06/04
The only thing funny about Twist is how seriously it takes its own pompous preposterousness.
08/05/04
Isn't without interest, but overall it's more an earnest attempt than a successful accomplishmrent.
08/04/04
Cuaron ran into trouble by being overly faithful to Dickens' story, changing almost nothing except the setting.
07/23/04
There's nothing here a handful of show-stopping production numbers--or a good steam cleaning--couldn't fix.
07/16/04
Apart from the somewhat novel conceit of turning Dickens into the stuff of a Gus Van Sant picture (see My Own Private Idaho), there's nothing original, nor compelling, about Twist.
07/08/04
Ultimately more unsavory than enlightening, and would have benefited from a more humorous approach to its purloined themes.
06/22/04
Top Critic
transforming the ending into a more realistic outcome doesn't make this provocative arthouse fare
06/18/04
Exceptional performances and effective raw moments, but too sordid for enjoyment.
06/07/04
Not much happens in Twist, apart from a dismal series of personal degradations, each more depressing than the last.
06/04/04
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