Abi Morgan has 'dramatised' 1990 Claire Tomalin's no doubt interesting biography - through frankly if story wasn't about Dickens, it wouldn't be worth telling as it is a somewhat sombre, humourless affair which if anything plays down the drama (e.g. Dickens boarding the bedroom into two). I wouldn't have minded so much had we seen any evidence of this great passion to start with.
Well acted of course by Fiennes and Felicity Jones, who does though look grumpy for much of the time. And also by: Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, John Kavanagh (the priest) and Joanna Scanlan.
Ilan Irshkeri's music is somewhat dissonant; Rob Hardy shoots in (low light and) what seems to be becoming a diffusion revival.
A bit dull, not sure about Ralph's direction.
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