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On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.
CinemaSerf
Jun 14, 2023 · via TMDB
I'm not really sure what Leslie Bricusse was trying to achieve here with this animated poor cousin of his far superior 1970 version of the timeless Charles Dickens story. That's not to say that Luke Evans isn't a fine singer - he has those mellifluous tones that would resonate well in musical theatre. The thing is, though, the the catchiest of the songs (not all of them) have been re-versioned, abridged and updated and the whole thing has a shocking sterility to it. Some creative effort has been put into the quality and style of the animation, and Stephen Donnelly has used his Netflix funds to assemble a decent enough vocal cast, but this is a story that has already been done to death. A remake simply isn't needed unless there is a profoundly different take to be had for the audience. This doesn't really offer that at all, and lacks the grittiness as "Scrooge" comes across without the grubbiness - of personality and attire - as this struggles to catch fire. It is watchable, and there's no denying "Thank You Very Much" and "I Like Life" still get the toes tapping as they remain amongst some new but forgettable songs from LB. Perhaps to encourage a new audience to watch the original - or other far better versions of this novella - this might just work. Otherwise, it's just plonk the kids in front of telly fodder.
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Luke Evans
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Olivia Colman
Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Jessie Buckley
Isabel Fezziwig (voice)
Johnny Flynn
Bob Cratchit (voice)
Fra Fee
Harry Huffam (voice)
Giles Terera
Tom Jenkins (voice)
Trevor Dion Nicholas
Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
James Cosmo
Mr. Fezziwig (voice)
Jonathan Pryce
Jacob Marley (voice)
Rupert Turnbull
Tiny Tim (voice)
Zaris-Angel Hator
Beryl (voice)
Rebecca Gethings
Ethel Cratchit / Harty (voice)
Sheena Bhattessa
Hela Huffam (voice)
Homer Todiwala
Tamal (voice)
Ayesha Antoine
Jollygoode (voice)
Ewan Bailey
Mr Bartlett / Bailiff / Worker (voice)
Leslie Bricusse
Producer
Leslie Bricusse
Original Music Composer
Leslie Bricusse
Songs
Steven Leaute
3D Animator
Leslie Bricusse
Lyricist
Charles Dickens
Novel
Leslie Bricusse
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Leslie Bricusse
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