Ponderous retelling of a brilliant book. Misses all the evil humour in Waugh's novel. And it's got a young Stephen Fry in it. Even Alec Guinness looks like he's going through the motions as the wicked Dickens fanatic Mr Todd.
This review of A Handful of Dust (1988) was written by Peter N on 20 Jul 2010.
A Handful of Dust has generally received mixed reviews.
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