If Charles Dickens had lived in the 1990s, David Copperfield might have sounded like Nick Twisp – and “David Copperfield” might have ended up like C.D. Payne’s multi-volume novel, collected as “Youth in Revolt.”

Indeed, Miguel Arteta’s film of “Youth in Revolt” (opening Friday 1/8/10) has a strong Dickensian flavor to its plotting, as Nick works his way through both the twisted landscape of suburban Oakland, Calif., and the crowded byways of his own psyche. (More…)