Having read the original novel by Charles Dickens, I would term this film a fairly good adaptation, portraying the main characters as they we would imagine them to be in real life. Casting was excellent, the actors playing Mr Bumble, Fagin and Sykes especially well-selected for their roles. Kudos to the camera job, depicting the depressing conditions of the workhouse and the deplorable streets of London in the Victorian era, and the fact that it was done in black and white emphasizes the gloomy atmosphere pervading the situations at the time. I only rate this movie a 6 due to the fact that there are a great deal of unresolved issues in the storyline, Example, how Nancy and Bill Sykes recognized Oliver in the street when he was sent on an errand by Brownlow when clearly they hadn't met him before? Also, how Edward Leeford aka Monks knew which workhouse Oliver had grown up in, as well as discover his whereabouts in London? As I am familiar with Dickens, I know how exactly the storyline went, but for those who haven't read the movel before, it could cause a bit of confusion.
Review of Oliver Twist
