Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

emilywes56 I have not read the original book yet, but I love everything about this movie. The actors playing superbly their roles, the slow development of the story, the atmosphere of this old century London. Generally I am amazed every time I watch a British movie or a film for another chronological period, stories like Jane Eyre, Oliver Twist, Pride & Prejudice..This movie awakens in me a certain sensibility, reminds me of my childhood memories, as it is one of the first films I ever watched and later on I was spellbound with movies and cinema. I recommend you to watch it without hesitation, specially if you love this kind of movies.

BatBanks Smith Based on Charles Dickens novel is about an orphan grows to manhood in Victorian England. He meets several characters along the way. The cast are excellent especially Maggie Smith as David's eccentric men-hater aunt who eventually care for poor David. The late Bob Hoskins as Mr. Trotwood who take David under his wings. And seeing young Daniel Radcliffe (before he was Harry Potter) he probable was nine or ten was good too; Daniel Radcliffe was seen with different actors in film who became future on-screen teachers in Harry Potter series. After seeing this movie I think it's similar to Jane Eyre. The movie starting get good after David finally had chance of happiness. The end of part one had him as young man and start to have romance. I never saw part two on disc I only look at it because of Daniel Radcliffe.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU This story is such a classic that anyone must know it without having ever read it, just like me. Peggotty has been an old friend of mine since junior high school but never had I opened the book, though I have the complete works of Charles Dickens in my library, and never had I seen any screen adaptation of it before tonight. So I just discovered this fine story in my old age, and in a way I regret it.Of course there are orphans and in this case even, David Copperfield is orphaned before his birth. Of course there are step parents who are absolutely obnoxious and brutal. Of course there is a school for boys who are treated like dogs and beaten like trash. Of course there are strict and painful social situations that lead to prison, begging, being robbed and whatever you can imagine, especially when you are a nice young boy, too pure to be true and too naïve to be serious.But even the factory in which David Copperfield is forced to work at the early age of ten or eleven looks like paradise when compared with the stepfather and his dear sister, two goal-keepers and nothing else. And that's the miracle of Dickens. He transforms an absolutely bleak situation into a rose garden, or if you prefer the crazy crushing life of a boy into a school for gentility and success.That's the mystery and miracle Dickens cultivates in all his books. No matter how horrible life may be, and be sure he remained discreet about the worst details, he turns it into a happy ending and a success story. And that's how a forlorn and abandoned orphan will be able to cut a position for himself under the sun and in society.People could say Dickens was a blind optimist, but he was not blind at all and knew about the sinister life we live in. We could say he is a hypocrite writing stories about the dregs of society to sell them to and make money from the rich and wealthy minority that could read and afford the serials or books, and what's more to cover up with happy endings the terrible fate of most working people and children in this Victorian society. And we would be wrong.Dickens' books are a testimony of what Victorian society was and a great lesson given to those who had and still have the power and the money necessary to change things that change cannot be stopped because there will always be a few who will be strong enough or lucky enough to climb up to a position from which they may influence the world. In fact he thinks he is one of these and he is telling us book after book the same story of the enterprising young man who will change the world with his words and mind.It is optimistic for sure but heart warming even more, and this BBC adaptation is just perfect as for that brittle equilibrium between social criticism and human advancement.Dr Jacques COULAREDEAU

mayanksingh221088 The actors and actresses in this BBC drama have performed excellently. The performances of Daniel Radcliffe, the lady who plays his mother, Pegotty, Maggie Smith...all played their part well. The parts that I like most are:- 1)When Miss Betsy Trotwood realizes what Mudstones have done with poor David and after that she shouts them out of her house. 2)Romance of Dora and David. 3)The opening scene when Miss Betsy Trotwood comes to meet Mrs. Copperfield. 4)When Pegotty takes David to Plymouth and then we meet Ham and Emily. And the things are so well performed just like they were written in the play. 5)Besides these, the other characters like Mr. Wickfield,Uriah Heep,Agnes,Ham,Mr. Peggoty, Mr. Barkis,Imelda Stauton,Mr. Micawber...have acted wonderfully well too. I simply love this play.