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The Personal History of David Copperfield puts a fresh, funny, and utterly charming spin on Dickens' classic, proving some stories truly are timeless.
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Also, Dickens's female characters are much improved, so all hail this showcase for the talent of Iannucci, a sly reminder that it's possible to be both a national treasure and a thorn in the establishment's side. Oct 4, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Also, Dickens's female characters are much improved, so all hail this showcase for the talent of Iannucci, a sly reminder that it's possible to be both a national treasure and a thorn in the establishment's side.
David Sexton
The script feels like it was tested in a wind tunnel - while the use of farce as the plot's default register makes a virtue of the rush to get through everything that remains. Oct 3, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The script feels like it was tested in a wind tunnel - while the use of farce as the plot's default register makes a virtue of the rush to get through everything that remains.
Robbie Collin
Everything rattles and zings like a pinball machine, and it's a bracing, entertaining, richly satisfying experience. Oct 2, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Everything rattles and zings like a pinball machine, and it's a bracing, entertaining, richly satisfying experience.
Peter Bradshaw
Iannucci has fun with the classic serial-turned-novel and throws in a bit of defiant color-blind casting for kicks, but it takes some getting used to a gentler, less biting Iannucci. Sep 13, 2019 | Full Review…
Iannucci has fun with the classic serial-turned-novel and throws in a bit of defiant color-blind casting for kicks, but it takes some getting used to a gentler, less biting Iannucci.
Steve Pond
The meta-fiction may be overdone, but that and the director's feeling for tone create the expansive atmosphere in which a talented multiracial cast lead by Dev Patel can master everything from pure melodrama to high comedy. Sep 9, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The meta-fiction may be overdone, but that and the director's feeling for tone create the expansive atmosphere in which a talented multiracial cast lead by Dev Patel can master everything from pure melodrama to high comedy.
Kate Taylor
If this represents Iannucci at his softest and most heartfelt, it's far from an embarrassment, and at times, it's a balm. Sep 8, 2019 | Full Review…
If this represents Iannucci at his softest and most heartfelt, it's far from an embarrassment, and at times, it's a balm.
Vikram Murthi
Overall, A Personal History of David Copperfield is overwhelmingly lighthearted in nature but its much-needed modern approach allows audiences to see Dickens with fresh eyes. Nov 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Overall, A Personal History of David Copperfield is overwhelmingly lighthearted in nature but its much-needed modern approach allows audiences to see Dickens with fresh eyes.
Katie Smith-Wong
Like his modern-day namesake, this David Copperfield delivers plenty of magic. Oct 23, 2019 | Full Review…
Like his modern-day namesake, this David Copperfield delivers plenty of magic.
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
The adaptation exudes energy and humour. Iannucci has chosen his cinematic palette with bright colours and sprinkled with comedic sparks. Oct 17, 2019 | Rating: 3 Ripples | Full Review…
The adaptation exudes energy and humour. Iannucci has chosen his cinematic palette with bright colours and sprinkled with comedic sparks.
Diana Cheng
As public discourse skews ever more vicious, it's refreshing to watch the razor-sharp mind behind The Thick of It and The Death of Stalin tackle still depressingly timely issues of poverty and inequality with a distinctly compassionate tone. Oct 7, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
As public discourse skews ever more vicious, it's refreshing to watch the razor-sharp mind behind The Thick of It and The Death of Stalin tackle still depressingly timely issues of poverty and inequality with a distinctly compassionate tone.
Alex Goldstein
Armando Iannucci surprises with this remarkably madcap adaptation... Oct 3, 2019 | Full Review…
Armando Iannucci surprises with this remarkably madcap adaptation...
Kaleem Aftab
The Personal History of David Copperfield may seem like an unnecessary literary adaptation from a director trying to prove his serious side, but rest assured, this as much of a fast paced comedy as Iannucci's previous work. Oct 3, 2019 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
The Personal History of David Copperfield may seem like an unnecessary literary adaptation from a director trying to prove his serious side, but rest assured, this as much of a fast paced comedy as Iannucci's previous work.
Alistair Ryder
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