An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though ‘David Copperfield’ is a super famous book written by Charles Dickens, I was surprised to discover that it was probably the very first adaptation I have ever seen. I guess it was pretty faithful (once again, I’m not familiar with it as I have not read the book either and since it is more than 600 pages, they probably left out tons of material) so, at least, it was interesting to finally get acquainted with this story. The only major deviation they took was to have a multicultural cast which is not something I’m against but, to be honest, I do have some doubts about the merits of this gimmick, even if I’m myself actually super woke. Concerning the story itself, to be honest, I’m not a huge fan of Dickens’s work and the damned thing never really blew me away. Basically, it was a mix of a whimsical vibe with the very harsh grim reality of living in England at the time and, well, it was not really my thing, I’m afraid. Concerning the cast, Dev Patel was certainly a surprise to play the lead (at least, that’s one added value of such diverse casting) and I have to admit that he was fine. The rest of the cast was also solid (anything starring Tilda Swinton is always worth a look in my book) but their characters were all barely developed. Anyway, to conclude, even if I had a rather hard time to really care about the whole thing, I have to admit that it was still a decent watch and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

6/10