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A Christmas Carol 3D 2009
Director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, Forest Gump) uses his motion-capture technology to re-tell Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story.
Jim Carrey plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption by several mysterious apparitions - the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Chrismas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come (all three are played by Carrey). Also features Gary Oldman as Bob Crachit / Tiny Tim and Bob Hoskins as Mr. Fezziwig.
Starring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes
Directed by Robert Zemeckis ('Beowulf', 'The Polar Express', 'Cast Away', 'What Lies Beneath', 'Forest Gump', 'Back to the Future')
Written by Robert Zemeckis (based on the novella by Charles Dickens)
Family, Drama, Animated, Adaptation | 1hr 36mins | Rated (PG) | some scenes may scare very young children | Origin: USA
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Press Reviews
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Hollywood Reporter
Exuberant movie technology overwhelms, then buries Dickens' emotional tale.
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NZ Herald (Francesca Rudkin)
3 3 out of 5 stars
Technically brilliant, but emotionally leaves you cold.
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Urban Cinefile (Australia)
Conceptually brilliant with mind-blowing special effects, but who is the intended audience of this visual extravaganza? Certainly not children: the content is far too dark with haunting imagery that could provoke nightmares for impressionable youngsters.
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Variety (USA)
While it's true that the various ghosts and geographically plausible aerial images of the British metropolis in mid-19th-century are arrestingly vivid, there isn't a moment when it wouldn't be preferable to see Jim Carrey himself, even slathered in old-age makeup, as well as the real Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins and the rest of the cast, rather than their airbrushed CGI approximations.
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