The Personal History of David Copperfield - Reviews

...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.

Iannucci’s conception feels breathtakingly original...

There is a driving force of hopeful tailwag energy here, and a relish for the drama and absurdity...

...this Personal History is a worthy addition.

...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.

...Iannucci has created a Dickens adaptation that elevates the writer (if that was possible) to the very top of the list of Greatest in the English Language.

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

Few would have anticipated such warmth and playfulness at this moment from the director of The Death of Stalin and creator of The Thick of It, the most excoriating political satire of the age.

It depicts human growth excitingly and timelessly.

Patel has never been better...

Multicultural cast, clever devices maximize the novel’s entertainment value.

...Patel is pleasingly charismatic, while Capaldi is typically wily as Micawber and Whishaw’s Heep is unpleasantly oily, with a haircut as sinister as his manner. All of which ensures a classy, spirited period comedy-drama.

Här finns ett gäng begåvade skådespelare som klarar av alla komiska tonartshöjningar med bravur.

...humor i världsklass...

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’.