This movie is sheer perfection!!

Rating: 9/10 (19 August 2002)

I absolutely adore this film. The actors, the director, the camera men and everyone did their utmost best to make this film and they succeeded 110%.

Anthony Hopkins is marvellous as Sir Frederick Treves. He clearly shows his concern and friendship for the misshapen John (Joseph) Merrick. The scene were he defends John against the evil porter is magnificent.
Freddie Jones (who plays the evil circus owner) is marvellous! Clearly brilliant acting.
But the praise mostly should go to the man himself, John Hurt. He's brilliant and shows us the real John Merrick as he would have been. And his acting brought me to tears the whole time.
This movie is magnificent and I am shocked it didn't win any Oscars, cause it should have!
Bravo! And well done to the actors and director and the people behind the scenes!
I rate this 10 but if I could, I'd give it a 12!