In 1843, the celebrated British novelist, Charles Dickens, is at a low point in his career with three flops behind him and his family expenses piling up at home. Determined to recover, Dickens decides to write a Christmas story and self-publish it in less than two months. As Dickens labors writing on such short notice, his estranged father and mother come to bunk with him. Still haunted by painful memories of his father ruining his childhood by his financial irresponsibility,... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1843, the celebrated British novelist, Charles Dickens, is at a low point in his career with three flops behind him and his family expenses piling up at home. Determined to recover, Dickens decides to write a Christmas story and self-publish it in less than two months. As Dickens labors writing on such short notice, his estranged father and mother come to bunk with him. Still haunted by painful memories of his father ruining his childhood by his financial irresponsibility, Dickens develops a writer's block which seems to have no solution. As such, Dickens must face his personal demons epitomized through his characters, especially in his imagined conversations with Ebenezer Scrooge. Now with a looming deadline, Dickens struggles for inspiration against his frustrations and his characters' opinions in a literary challenge creating a classic tale that would define the essential soul of modern Christmas.
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| Deadline Hollywood DailyPete HammondA truly charming origin story of how Charles Dickens came to write A Christmas Carol. A better feel good movie for the holidays is not possible. Dan Stevens and Christopher Plummer shine. |
| Good Times Santa CruzLisa JensenYet this is a highly original work of holiday cheer: witty, bracingly unsentimental (yet honestly moving), and hugely entertaining. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertWe've seen it all before, from the nasty old miser, to the adorable little fellow with the crutch, and the skeletal specter. But flip my Fezziwig if they don't make the quintessential yarn original and appealing. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt keeps up a whirl of color and cheerful spirit and ends with a brief but believable argument full of good cheer and goodwill toward men. |
| National PostChris KnightBy all rights, The Man Who Invented Christmas should be a humbug. Instead, it's a humdinger. |
| The Public (Buffalo)M. FaustThe Man Who Invented Christmas is unlikely to become a classic that families will revisit every December, but it serves its purpose as a pleasant adjunct for those years when you need to take a break from Alastair Sim. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA lighthearted and sentimental holiday film. |
| Shockya.comHarvey S. KartenThe title character, Charles Dickens is played by an actor whose wide-eyed stares projects "this is for children" but a movie which is absorbing enough for adults. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsDirector Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) maintains an oppressively cutesy tone-the film is as sweet and heavy as egg nog. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookI admit a bias here. Two biases, in fact. British authors are among my favorite writers. And 'A Christmas Carol' is among my favorite books. So te combination in 'The Man Who Invented Christmas' already appealed to me. |
