Mads Stevens

Honestly my favourite film ever. The charm of Dickens is prevalent; the house - boat, the childish viewpoint Dickens gives his narrators, and the eclectic bunch of characters are all inevitably Dickensian. The directing is fantastic, with the juxtaposition of bright and muted colour being a highlight. Little details often missed by films are included, adding a poignant sweetness to the story. The colour - blind casting, which may have confused a Victorian audience, works well for a modern audience, as we can understand that the history we have learnt about did not include families of ethnic differences (such as an Asian father with a black daughter) and that ethnic minorities did not only come into existence in the 50s. Whether or not this is a true to the book adaptation, it nonetheless captures the Dickens spirit better than any other film I've ever seen, and without any antisemitism (which he was prone to). TL;DR anyone who says this film is bad is either racist or has no understanding of Dickens.