There have been over 100 versions of this story on film and TV in the last 100 years or so.
This one, while competently made, adds nothing to the canon.
It is technically well enough done and has some fine glitz and glitter, but the plot is truncated to the point of abandonment; the character development isn't; the songs, with some exceptions are lifeless and listless.
How can I say this: even Tiny Tim comes off as a two-minute afterthought.
It's not that the story can't abide restaging. The best may still be the 1951 Alistair Sim, but the 1992 Muppet version was fresh and winning, and eve last month's Spirited gave us some pizzaz and some energy.
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 2022, while not bad, per se, was as unnecessary a project as I can remember.
This one, while competently made, adds nothing to the canon.
It is technically well enough done and has some fine glitz and glitter, but the plot is truncated to the point of abandonment; the character development isn't; the songs, with some exceptions are lifeless and listless.
How can I say this: even Tiny Tim comes off as a two-minute afterthought.
It's not that the story can't abide restaging. The best may still be the 1951 Alistair Sim, but the 1992 Muppet version was fresh and winning, and eve last month's Spirited gave us some pizzaz and some energy.
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 2022, while not bad, per se, was as unnecessary a project as I can remember.