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A Christmas Carol

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6.3/10 • 10

2000-11-201h 15m

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A modern version of the classic Dickens tale, in which Eddie Scrooge is a mean loan shark who sees the error of his ways.

Directors
Catherine Morshead
Writters
Peter Bowker
Editors
Peter Bowker, Nick McPhee

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  1. Ross Kemp

    Ross Kemp

    Eddie Scrooge

  2. Ray Fearon

    Ray Fearon

    Jacob Marley

  3. Warren Mitchell

    Warren Mitchell

    Eddie's Dad

  4. Michael Maloney

    Michael Maloney

    Bob Cratchett

  5. Claudie Blakley

    Claudie Blakley

    Ellie

  6. Liz Smith

    Liz Smith

    Joyce

  7. Mina Anwar

    Mina Anwar

    Julie

  8. Angeline Ball

    Angeline Ball

    Bella

  9. Lorraine Ashbourne

    Lorraine Ashbourne

    Sue Cratchett

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Peter McGinn

Dec 17, 2020

8/10

I am pretty sure I watched this version of A Christmas Carol many years ago, but decided to watch it again in my quest to find some gems hidden in the blizzard of tv style new Christmas films. This is a modern update to the story, and I think it does a great job with it. It doesn’t just “plug in” the plot to a modern setting. Rather it makes a few imaginative plot changes as well. Instead of the three ghost visits taking place in one night, they occur over three days in a riff on Groundhog Day. And in this version, Bob Cratchit actually has marital problems with his wife over working for Scrooge, and instead of taking the passive path to reconciling them — having her get convinced that Scrooge has changed his ways, Scrooge has an ingenious way of bringing the couple back together. I won’t spoil it more than that! So this version ticks off the critical boxes of the original story, but injects life into it as well, making it a fine addition to this sub genre of Christmas films.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
based on novel or bookchristmas