The Man Who Invented Christmas

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Patrick Dec 13, 2022 I’m so glad this was brought back to the big screen for Christmas ‘22! I missed its original run in 2017 and had forgotten all about it. A compelling film based on a true story, and it was such a heartwarming tale. See more Gerard H @GerardManleyHopkins Sep 17, 2026 The book is so mid, and to say that it "invented" Christmas and changed the way people thought about the holiday, is sad and demeaning to Christmas itself. Also, Charles Dickens did so much more than write a 150-page novel of "oh, he was so comically evil, and now he's so nice because of Christmas magic". The fact that this movie acts like "A Christmas Carol" was one of the greatest things he ever wrote, is so inaccurate it pains me. Old and well-known, sure, but classic my ass. See more alex C @RT36907406 Aug 1, 2026 I had to watch this absolute dog about 7 times in my english class because my teacher decided she was going to benidorm for sticky vicky. Regardless of that i kid you not at least 80% of the class was sleeping and 19% was dead from the horrendous pacing. It feels like putting your butt to a cheese grater and slapping it with it because NOTHING EVER ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN THE FILM. The actors are okay I guess not that you see many of them because of the pacing. 3/1000000, miss medley I hope you get fired. See more Torin F @nonlinearize Jan 18, 2026 THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS is a charming historical dramedy chronicling Dickens's creative process producing A Christmas Carol, which changed the holiday forever. Loosely fact-based but surely inventive as well, it's a spirited imagining that celebrates redemptive creativity as well as the famous source material, and makes for quite an enjoyable holiday movie in its own right. The 2019 film The Personal History of David Copperfield takes a similar approach to Dickens, and is also recommended. See more Jonathan K @aFIREintheattic Jan 4, 2026 I wanted more. I like the idea of telling this meta story, and even the attempt of weaving Charles Dickens' own trauma, mental health, bipolar nature, and obsessive work habits into where some of the ideas for A Christmas Carol came from. Even if it's a fabrication, and those parallels are harder to make in reality, it could make for a good story. I like what they were trying to do, and some parts start to click a little more about an hour in. But I don't think it's very expertly guided or handled, both from a directorial perspective and an acting one. I think part of it is that Dan Stevens is just not my cup of tea. I've watched him in a lot of things, and his acting works better in something like FX's Legion with its weird, quirky, artsy arrangement... but not so much here. Even playing an eccentric character, I don't find him compelling or particularly skillful. As a result, it's hard to... [continued on letterboxd] See more Semaii M. @semaii Jan 3, 2026 Boring movie, nothing about this movie makes any sense😭 See more Read all reviews

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