Bharat Nalluri

The settings are realistic, the storyline unusual, and the acting mostly excellent. Inevitably there are caricatures, but it’s that kind of film: people behaved in character, if perhaps a bit exaggeratedly so. The pace was just right for our tastes, though it’s not going to appeal to those who want fast action. To lift a little from the humour, and show the serious setting of the frivolous lifestyles of nightclub singers, there are hints - and more than hints - of the coming world war.

There’s no real plot or storyline, it’s more a story of transformation: as Miss Pettigrew, as Delysia’s social secretary, gets her out of trouble repeatedly, she discovers new things about herself and makes new friends. The ending is unrealistic given that the events and meetings that take pace over a single day, but it doesn’t matter; it’s all highly satisfactory, and very nicely done.

We both enjoyed this film very much.… (more)

An excellent fictionalised biographical account of Charles Dickens and the writing of 'A Christmas Carol'. Dan Stevens is excellent in the title role, and Christopher Plummer makes a very believable Scrooge, in the imagination of the writer.

We learned a lot about Dickens' life, and thoroughly enjoyed the way the film was made, with flashbacks of his own life woven into the story, and his own gradual transformation along with that of his character.

Highly recommended, so long as you are familiar with the story of 'A Christmas Carol', or it won't make a lot of sense.

Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-man-who-invented-christmas-dan.h...… (more)