I've read most of the book, and find the book to be both very faithful and not faithful at all simultaneously. Some extravagant parts (which Dickens wrote to thicken and enrich the plot) have been cut out to shorten the film (hey, it's over three hours already). All in all, a great movie to watch regardless, fairly clean (by today's standards) and great family entertainment. The fact that his life constantly goes up and down, very rarely staying in a straight line, also adds to a great movie. I think the director was great at capturing the time period and protocols of the times, and did this without straying from the main story line.
Review of David Copperfield
