Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My mother and I went to see this in a virtually empty theater (one other family was there with us). It is an AMAZING movie. Not just for watching at Christmastime, although it's certainly appropriate for that time of year. The film is about the creative process; life getting in the way; life inspiring and informing artwork; failure; success; unconditional love; and keeping the spirit of Christian charity alive all year, not just during December. The script masterfully integrates elements of the novel A Christmas Carol into Dickens's everyday life and encounters (his lawyer has a locked and chained box where he keeps his papers; he meets a waiter named Marley; various strangers on the streets give him some of the book's most famous lines) and the pacing of the film is spot on-- no extraneous or missing details. Superbly acted by the full cast. The set-work and costumes are also beautiful. This movie was severely underrated and should have gotten way more love than it did. Easily one of the best films to come out of 2017.