The Personal History of David Copperfield

Dev Patel, der er brite med indiske forældre, er lige så totalt sympatisk og til at holde med her, som han var i gennembrudsfilmen ’Slumdog Millionaire’.

Iannucci’s conception feels breathtakingly original...

...a sweet and soothing tonic, it is utterly impossible not to succumb to its spell.

It really is a wonderfully entertaining film, managing to both respect and reinvent the novel from which it takes its lead, creating something new and exciting in the process.

In the capable hands of Dev Patel, our hero is effortlessly charismatic, hopelessly romantic and endlessly dashing in Victorian gentleman garb.

...the clip it moves at, and the frequency of the laugh-out-loud moments make for a rare period piece that should prove a four-quandrant crowdpleaser.