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. IN BRIEF: Overrated period comedy that looks right but is all wrong.
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