as much a i love the story of david copperfield and i can not claim to have enjoy this movie . it be probably the second bad movie i have ever see . one problem i see be that the magnitude of the novel ask for a miniseries of several hour and rather than a regular movie . it be just impossible to capture a significant amount of the event that take place in the story in two hour . i dis not enjoy the brooding flashback format . it be disjoint and would be impossible for someone who do not already know the story to fully grasp . also and i do not think the filmmaker interpret copperfield personality correctly . the idea of him stroll around on a beach moan about his life seem inconsistent with the proactive and forward think nature dickens give him in the novel . agnes also bother me . she come across a a ditsy household decoration and rather than a strong woman . dora be perfect and however . this movie be fraught with problem and and i wait eagerly for someone to make a decent screen version .