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‘Twist’: Michael Caine, Lena Headey & Parkour Action Cannot Breathe Life Into An Erratic Riff On The ‘Oliver Twist’ Tale [Review]
Charles Dickens’ 1837 novel “Oliver Twist” is classic material: a boy escapes his workhouse to join a gang of pickpockets on the steamy, mysterious streets of Mudfog. Since its release, the novel has been staged numerous times, filmed as a movie starring John Davies in 1948 and adapted into a musical, “Oliver!” in 1968, among many adaptations.