Posts tagged the old curiosity shop
Cozy up, it's Sunday night!
The Old Curiosity Shop
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAN
PLEASE WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE CENTER CAP
(Sherlock, The Old Curiosity Shop, probably something else but his imdb credits aren’t ringing any bells today)
I do not believe that for one second.
Naturally, I was on a snack break when Martin Freeman showed up to cause trouble for Grandfather and Nell.
The Old Curiosity Shop was pretty decent - not bad by any means, but not a fantastic Dickens adaptation. I loved the music (which sounded familiar, but I just can’t place it - anyone know it? It really reminded me of the lullaby from Pan’s Labyrinth), and the moodiness of the movie.
As happens, there was clearly as a lot of cut plot (the movie is only 90 minutes long), and though it’s very obvious that there are several severely truncated plotlines, everything came together well enough by the end. Overall, not a bad adaptation, but nothing to get too upset over skipping to watch the Oscars.
The Old Curiosity Shop in 10 minutes. I have a feeling that this little girl is going to need a comforting cup of tea soon, but I’m going to start now.
