A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Is it worth your time? Honestly? Probably not. If you are a die-hard Dickens fan who needs to see every single adaptation ever made, sure, go ahead. Everyone else will probably be bored to tears by the second act. It feels like a relic. And not the cool, 'this belongs in a museum' kind of relic. More like the dusty, f...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly? Probably not. If you are a die-hard Dickens fan who needs to see every single adaptation ever made, sure, go ahead. Everyone else will probably be bored to tears by the second act. It feels like a relic. And not the cool, 'this belongs in a museum' kind of relic. More like the dusty, forgotten box in the attic you didn't mean to open. The vibe is... very grey The whole thing has this weirdly flat look. Everything feels like a stage play that someone accidentall..."
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