And I waited nearly a year with high hopes, only to be disappointed by the end results. Critics worldwide have raved about this film. The concept of creating Victorian England with a contemporary attitude is intriguing, but never quite gels. While the casting may be color-blind, the overall vision lacks focus too. As the title character, Dev Petel is completely engaging, but he and the integrated ensemble deserve better material.
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Iannucci does assemble many of England's best actors for his movie such as Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton, and Hugh Laurie only the latter two performers hit their marks most of the time with their outlandish interpretations. They become wind-up dolls dressed to the Victorian nines gone amok. In this re-imagined film version, everyone plays their roles like live action cartoons without any restraint or comic timing. The plot is contrived, a CliffNotes summary of the book which misses Dicken's clever prose. (Many times while watching this film, I was reminded of Terry Gilliam's dud, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and we know how that one went.) But script-wise, it's a mess. His movie takes on a surreal quality which impresses in its visual splendor. The film is unevenly directed by Armando Iannucci, who also wrote the screenplay with Simon Blackwell. Unlike a Dicken's novel, in this odd film adaptation, they are shallow, silly, and overstay their welcome. Like a Dicken's novel, characters intersect our hero's coming-of-age journey and add to the pomp although the circumstances are dubious. Here, they are thrown together to chronicle the story of the fictional David Copperfield's life. Dick.are strange hybrids of Charles Dicken's more famous characters from his novel. The film tries to impress with its quirkiness, lavish settings, and hyperactive performances. (Kudos to Suzie Harman and Robert Worley's unlikely period wardrobe and Cristina Casali's stylish sets) But the film, The Personal History of David Copperfield, was all useless energy and pure nonsense. And the production design, a mishmash of vibrant colors and patterns, was also a delight. JIM'S REVIEW: (MILDLY RECOMMENDED) Well, I did like the costumes.
Will David ever find stability and happyness? And what of his wife? Dickens proves to be a master in creating an autobiographical work that is a captivating page-turner.IN BRIEF: Overrated period comedy that looks right but is all wrong. Romanticism takes its place in David’s life as he gets married to Dora Spenlow who is not long for this world. On the way to his adulthood, David sees how people enter and leave his life. David begins as a strong child whose only aspiration is a better life. On his arrival he finds his eccentric aunt, Betsey Trotwood who becomes his new guardian.īeing witness to the formation of David's character is quite fascinating. When conditions worsen he decides to run away and embarks on a journey by foot from London to Dover. After this episode he is sent by his step-father to work in London for a wine merchant. First published in 1850, David Copperfield begins with avid the tragedy of David's brother dying when David is just a boy. Charles Dickens is one of the most appreciated Victorian writers, his novels gaining worldwide recognition by both critics and readers.
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