Jeanskynebu
the audience applauded
Hulkeasexo
it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.
Roman Sampson
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
TxMike
My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library. In many ways it reminds me of "Shakespeare in Love", a stuck and almost broke author desperately looking for inspiration and eventually finding it in the things around him.It starts in 1842 when Dickens at 30 is already a well-respected author. He and his wife are touring the USA and making speeches. Dan Stevens is
Charles Dickens and carries the role very well. Back in London he seems stuck and needs another best seller. Christmas is fast approaching, he decides to publish something that will sell for the Christmas season.The result is his work "A Christmas Carol" which in the following centuries has become a most beloved work of fiction. Dickens didn't actually invent Christmas of course but his book improved it by making people more aware for the need for charity and good human relations in general. All in all the movie seems to be an accurate depiction of that phase of his life.What could have been a rather dry story was made very interesting by depicting eventual characters in his book as people he would encounter and have discussions with. A good, entertaining movie.
kz917-1
I really wanted to like this movie but alas that was not in the cards.Dan Stevens, seen previously as the Beast in the live action remake of Beauty and the Beast merely whimpered as Charles Dickens.It was almost a manic portrayal of Dickens whose life seems to be falling apart.Sad to say skip this one. One present to leave under the tree.
Kirpianuscus
Or, more exactly, a wise one. because it has humor and drama and bitter scenes and hopefull scenes. it is a genesis fantastic sketch of an admirable book but, in same measure, it is not a biographic film about Dickens being one. it is easy to define it as a delight. but it is a remember. about the life of a great witer. about the roots of a sort of perspective about life and people. and good kick to discover, again, the freshness of a work. the film has many virtues. it could be perceived as a charming easy film, like a comedy or a film for young public, colorfull and seductive and little superficial and unconvincing. but it is a real good film for to give to the public what it deserves. a brilliant cast and good performances. the fictional history of classic book, the difficulties of the existence of the writer. and something else. out of words. an answer, maybe. to the crisis of our time. short, it is , maybe, not the impressive film who you expect. but it is an usefull one. and that is the most significant virtue of it.
rrandall-120-483318
With 2017 behind us, THIS should have been movie of the year... or at least nominated for an Oscar.I've never liked "A Christmas Carol" because it indoctrinates the audience (whether in text or video) to a psychological dysfunction called "Karpman's Drama Triangle". People who are "stuck" in Karpman's Drama Triangle view the world as everyone falling into one of three categories... victim, persecutor or rescuer. And through this story, one can easily see that Dickens was firmly entrenched in Karpman's Drama Triangle! If you're reading this thinking; Yes. Of course everyone falls into one of those 3 categories... then congratulations. You've just diagnosed your own psychological dysfunction (and I recommend you work on breaking free of it).What drew me to this movie was curiosity over whether it would depict Dickens himself having this dysfunctional map of reality. Not only did it do so... it did so brilliantly! People "stuck" in Kaprman's Drama Triangle tend to move easily between the roles of victim, persecutor, and rescuer... but are most comfortable in one of those roles. This movie accurately depicted how Dickens was able to move between these roles in the creation of each character within the story. And it showed how his personal experiences influenced his values and perceptions to align with Karpman's Drama Triangle (which is a "learned" psychological dysfunction). This movie also accurately depicted how many fictional writers actually craft their stories... creating characters that "come alive" in the writers mind. And how many fictional characters are loosely based upon real people (including aspects of the author).First, read about Karpman's Drama Triangle... then watch this movie. That will leave you with a completely different perspective toward "A Christmas Carol".
