“The Man Who Invented Christmas” (**1/2 out of four) was a perfectly respectable but uninspired historical melodrama about how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) came to the inspiration for writing “A Christmas Carol” which redefined the Christmas holiday for centuries to come. Stevens is good as Dickens but Christopher Plummer stands out as usual as Ebenezer Scrooge. Film is lovingly detailed and vibrantly shot but there’s a fundamental emptiness after a while that prevents it from fully coming alive. Look fast for Jonathan Pryce who looks unrecognizable as Dickens’ father.