At first I thought this would be awful. I dreaded seeing this classic Dickens tale made into a farce by Zemekis (he has the rare gem, but usually his movies are awful). I expected Jim Carrey would be hamming it up as Ebenezer. To make matters worse, it will be a kiddie 3-D Cartoon no less.
My wife dragged me kicking and screaming to this and I was extremely pleased that I could not be more wrong. Carrey does a very good job, bordering on brilliance, in his roles as Ebenezer and the 3 Ghosts of Christmas. Collin Firth and Gary Oldman provide excellent supporting roles.
Great performances, but the visuals are the real star here. Yes, this has the same motion capture as Beowulf and Polar Express, but this was a great improvement on both. It didn't have the chilly computerised look and feel of those two movies, this had an amazing warmth that had you completely immersed into the picture.
Really a great surprise for those doubters.
My wife dragged me kicking and screaming to this and I was extremely pleased that I could not be more wrong. Carrey does a very good job, bordering on brilliance, in his roles as Ebenezer and the 3 Ghosts of Christmas. Collin Firth and Gary Oldman provide excellent supporting roles.
Great performances, but the visuals are the real star here. Yes, this has the same motion capture as Beowulf and Polar Express, but this was a great improvement on both. It didn't have the chilly computerised look and feel of those two movies, this had an amazing warmth that had you completely immersed into the picture.
Really a great surprise for those doubters.