Gormenghast Movie Review
Gormenghast Review
"Gormenghast" Overview
Rating: NR
2000
Cast and Crew
Director : Andy WilsonProducer : Estelle Daniel
Screenwiter : Malcolm McKay
Starring Andrew Robertson, Neve Mcintosh, Olga Sosnovska, Sean Hughes, George Yiasoumi, Lynsey Baxter, June Brown, Windsor Davies, Stephen Fry, Richard Griffiths, Celia Imrie, Christopher Lee, Spike Milligan, Warren Mitchell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ian Richardson, John Sessions, Fiona Shaw, Eric Sykes, Zo Wanamaker
This BBC four-part miniseries adapts Mervyn Peake's epic fantasy novels for the
small screen, with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as the backstabbing upstart looking to
gain control over the odd, timeless kingdom of Gormenghast, by any means
necessary. Shot on a low budget, the series has enough cleverness, nifty
effects, and curious characters to make its 6-hour running time worthwhile --
if only the BBC didn't play 4 minutes of commercials for every 10 minutes of
movie. On DVD or VHS, you'll likely find Gormenghast a more palatable
experience.
Ghastly.
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Review by Christopher Null 
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