It also has way too much dialogue, in particular many less interesting, smaller conversations that must be great in the written form, but in a movie they seemed plodding. This one is solid overall, but it’s so incredibly dull in its pacing that it seems longer than two hours somehow. To me, ‘David Copperfield’ from this same year was a better adaptation. Being based on a famous Charles Dickens novel, the film of course has that importance factor to it, especially when you also get reminded by the fact that the critics usually regard this one the best Dickens adaptation of them all.īut I disagree. The story is set in the French Revolution and deals with two men who love the same woman. It’s a solid and effective, but mostly boring movie. ………………………………………………… A Tale of Two Cities Movie ReviewĪ Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 historical film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ronald Colman.
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