David Copperfield (1935)
Directed By: George Cukor
Written By: Hugh Walpole
Starring: WC Fields, Freddie Batholomew, Llonel Barrymore
Length: 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Base On: The 1850 Novel "David Copperfield" written by Charles Dickens
1935 Venice Film Festival Nominee: Best Foreign Film
1936 Oscar Nominee: Best Picture
1936 Oscar Nominee: Best Film Editing
1936 Oscar Nominee: Best Assistant Director
Well, I'm going to power through this review the way I powered through only ~50 minutes of this boring-ass movie.
First off, the acting was way over the top. Extremely stage-play like performances that are just out of place in a movie. Young Mr. Copperfield is living in a new location every 5 minutes. The movie is boring because the plot moves too quickly. One location, one thing happens, off to the next location.
The first time anything interesting happens, which is Copperfield getting mugged, he has to travel all the way to his aunts house with no money. Sounds like it might be an interesting Act. But it was a simple, short montage of his hardships and suddenly he's at his aunt's house. I'm done. *turn it off*
Absolute garbage.
My Rating: 1 / 10
IMDB Rating: 7.4 (3k votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: (website not working for me right now)