Yesterday afternoon (I broke my rule about not seeing movies on a Saturday afternoon and I bitterly regret it) I saw the delightful and charming movie The Man Who Invented Christmas. It tells the story of how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) came to write the beloved classic A Christmas Carol. As someone who has seen this play performed more times than I can count, I absolutely loved seeing how Dickens found inspiration for the story and I loved how the characters came to life as he was writing, especially Christopher Plummer as Ebeneezer Scrooge. As Dickens struggles to finish the book, certain autobiographical details are revealed which suggest that the book is about the reclamation of his soul as much as it is Scrooge's and the scenes where he makes amends are just as affecting as those where Scrooge does it in the book. Dan Stevens is so charming in the role and Christopher Plummer is fantastic, as ever. The production design is very successful in bringing Dickensian London to life and I especially loved the lighting throughout. This movie is just the thing to give you a boost of Christmas spirit! I would have enjoyed it immensely were it not for the theater full of kids under five who had absolutely no interest in this movie. This is not really a movie for young children because a little familiarity with the source material is required to understand what is going on. I highly recommend it with that proviso.
Note: Unruly and disruptive children are the bane of my existence (hence my rule about Saturday matinees). The teacher in me wanted to quiet them!
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