A Christmas Carol

Movie Ranked #1395 | 2020 - Animation, Drama
A radical animated retelling of the holiday classic that starts with a Victorian performance of the Charles Dickens tale before diving into the imagination of one of the children in the audience, taking the story to a darker fantasy realm.A reinvention of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The radical new take on Dickens' classic seeks both to exhume the original story's gritty commentary on social inequality and the corrupting influence of greed, and to breathe new life into the lyricism of the original text by setting its scenes to extraordinary tableaux of modern dance. The opening scenes ... More from IMDb
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Best two reviews:
1) - A marvelous and touching yuletide toy of a movie. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >
2) - An exhilarating visual experience and proves for the third time he's (Zemeck) is one of the few directors who knows what he's doing with 3-D. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
30) - What are in very short supply, though, are the central chords of Dickens' carol: Crachit's generous spirit, Tiny Tim's sad plight, Scrooge's emotional arc as he finds his humanity. Oh, the scenes are there amid the action, but they are fleeting. By the time A Christmas Carol finishes piling its many shiny presents with their many bells and whistles under the tree, there's no room left for tears for Tiny Tim. Bah humbug indeed. (Rating: 30) Read Full Review >
31) - This sad excuse for family entertainment tries to enshrine a classic while defacing it. (Rating: 20) Read Full Review >
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