Film Review: Dickens You Say! On-Air Review of ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’

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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 27th, 2020, reviewing the new film “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” now in select theaters.

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Rating: 4.5/5.0

This is a reverential adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel, about the adventures of David Copperfield (Dev Patel) on his road to becoming a writer. Features an all star and multi-racial cast including Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Rosalind Eleazar. It is directed and co-written by Armando Iannucci, the creator of VEEP and director of THE DEATH OF STALIN.

“The Personal History of David Copperfield” is in theaters everywhere. See local listings for details. Featuring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Rosalind Eleazar and Ben Whishaw. Screenplay adapted by Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Rated “PG

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