Ari Friedgut’s review published on Letterboxd:
I've only read half of the novel, but even so, it seems as if David Lean literally took the images it created out of my mind and committed them to screen. That's not to say that I'm some visionary thinker, but rather that Lean has managed to create an adaptation that is true to the novel without having to deviate in the slightest. That is quite a feat. It's no wonder this film has often been referred to as the greatest Dickens adaptation. It's style is dark and expressionistic, and setting is somewhat reminiscent of Sunset Boulevard, which came a few years later. I found myself invested in the story the whole way through. Overall a fantastic film.