Little Dorrit on AllMovie

The second of two parts, the first being "Nobody's Fault," this is a production of Charles Dickens' most popular novel. One of those unfortunate movies that people say you will "either hate or love," the main deficit in this case seems to be an inadequate screenplay. The first part involves an ineffectual young man whose life is changed when he meets a young girl living in debtor's prison with her father. This is a low-budget film that tends toward slow motion when this second part uses up the first half of the movie simply reviewing the first part. For those who have already seen the first part, this scene by scene recreation is tedious at best. Still, the story itself is a faithful depiction of the plight of man's suffering and the triumph of human compassion.