Christmas Carol - The Movie

2001

Christmas Carol - The Movie

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17%

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Reviews Counted: 6

48%
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Reviews Count: 0
Fresh: 0
Rotten: 0

Average Rating: 3.2/5

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This animated version of Charles Dickens classic story Christmas Carol adds some new touches, but primarily follows the traditional tale of the miserly and cruel Ebenezer Scrooge being confronted by a series of ghosts who show him the true meaning of Christmas. His experience leads to his redemption allowing him to act kindly toward his employee, Bob Cratchett, and Cratchett's ill son, Tiny Tim.

Rating:

PG (for momentary language)
Genre:

Animation, Kids & Family
Directed By:

Jimmy T. Murakami
Written By:

Piet Kroon, Robert Llewellyn
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 7, 2003
Runtime:

81 minutes
Studio:

Film Council

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Cast

Simon Callow
as Ebenezer Scrooge

Nicolas Cage
as Jacob Marley

Kate Winslet
as Belle

Jane Horrocks
as Ghost of Christmas Past

Michael Gambon
as Ghost of Christmas Present

Rhys Ifans
as Bob Cratchit

Juliet Stevenson
as Mrs. Cratchit

Iain Jones
as Fred

Colin McFarlane
as Fezziwig

Beth Winslet
as Fan

Arthur Cox
as Dr. Lambert

Keith Wickham
as Mr. Leach

Joss Sanglier
as Choir Master

Sarah Annison
as Mouse

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Critic Reviews for Christmas Carol - The Movie

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (5) | DVD (2)

This strange hotch-potch of an animation falls between all stools: failing to honour the seasonal elements to this most famous of Christmas fables while not doing anything new

Nov 10, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

PJ Nabarro
Patrick Nabarro
Milder than some versions of classic, but still a bit scary.

Jan 14, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Tracy Moore
Common Sense Media
...there's really no reason for this version to even exist.

Nov 16, 2003 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Ends up being involving despite the clumsy filmmaking.

Dec 23, 2001 | Rating: 2/4

Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

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Audience Reviews for Christmas Carol - The Movie

The animation is very bad and not detailed at all. This animated adaption of the Dickens classic novel may have good voice acting but everything else is without a doubt entirely dull and without magic.

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One of the worst adaptations I've ever seen. The animation is very, very poor. It looks outdated, and is hardly fluent. The story is changed around for some inexplicable reason. No emotion at all, Scrooge isn't likable at any point and for once I couldn't care if Tiny Tim died or not. The live action moments of "Dickens" didn't really have a point, and some of the vocal casting was simply bizarre (Nicolas Cage as Jacob Marley). The two mice whether CGI or traditionally animated are such a huge distraction. Why is Scrooge so nice to mice? It almost destroys the character. We're not supposed to see the good in him until the Ghosts intervene. Oh well! They can't all be classics.