A Christmas Carol Movie Reviews

A moral fable, this Charles Dickens' classic 1843 novella has been adapted forthe small and big screens time and again (over the years)- but never before in such dark and distinctly adult fashion. It is a story that has great resonance during Christmas, a tale of redemption where Ebenezer Scrooge(Carrey),who begrudges his ever-suffering clerk Bob Crachit(Gary Oldman) a Christmas holiday and also refuses a Christmas dinner invitation from his nephew Fred(Colin Firth) becomes

In A Christmas Carol, director Robert Zemeckis brings motion capture animation and 3D to Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 story. The result is an exhilarating, moving film that both children and adults will love. Jim Carrey plays seven roles in the film. The most significant one is that of Ebeneezer Scrooge, the legendary miser who changes his ways after being visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.

It's a Jim Carrey show all the way. You may not recognise him at first due to the CGI effects, but it doesn't take long before the Carrey charisma works its magic. He brings to life a Scrooge you've never seen -- or imagined -- before, with his ill-temper and stingy ways that almost reek of cruelty. Until one cold, wintry, Christmas eve...Scrooge scoffs at his nephew (Colin Firth) who wants to invite him for Christmas dinner

The Disney version of Charles Dickens' timeless tale of a Christmas-hating miser springs to life in the Robert Zemeckis-directed animation film, Disney's A Christmas Carol. The filmmaker extends the performance-capture 3D technology he deployed on The Polar Express and Beowulf to this grim story that might indeed be too dark for the little ones. Jim Carrey does a good enough job as Scrooge

Robert Zemeckis seems to be obsessed with making 3D animation films. After Polar Express (2004) and Beowulf (2006) he now remakes the classic Charles Dickens' holiday tale about a stingy old man named Scrooge (Carrey) and his hatred for the festive season. Different from the numerous adaptations of the past, this one is all about using the latest wizardry and technology to make a big budget animation tale. Set in London during Christmas, the story revolves around the three ghosts