Earlier,
Oscar-winning
director
Robert
Zemeckis
had
attempted
to
create
a
feature
film
using
strictly
motion
or
performance,
capture
technology
in
his
holiday
story
The
Polar
Express,
and
the
action-packed
Beowulf.
Now
movie
A
Christmas
Carol
is
his
third
effort
in
this
regard.
A
Christmas
Carol
is
a
Walt
Disney
Pictures
release
and
it
is
rated
PG
for
scary
sequences
and
images.
It
is
a
whiz-bang
3-D
thrill-ride
with
all
the
emotional
satisfaction
squeezed
out
of
it.
It's
an
animation
technique
that
results
in
characters
that
are
stuck
somewhere
between
being
animated
and
being
flesh
and
blood.
Zemeckis
has
told
a
classic
tale
through
new
technology
in
the
movie.
The
movie
is
an
adaptation
of
Charles
Dickens" story,
which
was
written
in
1838.
It's
a
fair
adaptation
of
the
story,
but
it
is
missing
a
certain
charm
that
was
present
in
those
earlier
adaptations.
This
version
of
A
Christmas
Carol
has
very
little
story
and
even
less
Christmas
cheer.
The
movie
moves
at
a
slower
pace
and
the
chase
scenes
tend
to
distract
more
than
they
enthrall.
Ebeneezer
Scrooge
(Jim
Carrey)
is
a
rich
old
miser,
who
hates
to
spend
on
Christmas
celebration.
Seven
Christmas
Eves
after
the
death
of
his
partner
Jacob
Marley,
the
ghost
of
Marley
visits
Scrooge
and
warns
him
that
he
will
be
visited
by
three
spirits.
The
three
spirits
arrive
to
remind
Scrooge
of
the
events
of
past
Christmases,
to
show
him
how
those
around
him
are
celebrating
the
current
Christmas,
and
to
warn
him
of
what
future
Christmases
may
hold
in
store
if
he
does
not
change
his
ways.
Jim
Carrey
has
played
three
versions
of
Scrooge
as
well
as
The
Ghosts
of
Christmas
past,
present
and
future.
Although
he
has
done
justice
to
all
his
roles
as
much
as
possible
to
him,
Zemeckis
could
have
signed
in
different
actors
for
all
these
roles.
Robin
Wright
Penn
has
played
Scrooge's
young
love
Belle.
Zemeckis
has
changed
her
appearance
so
much
so
that
Penn
is
unrecognizable.
Although
the
movie
A
Christmas
Carol
has
amazing
3-D
work,
it
is
too
cold
on
any
emotional
level.
The
movie
can
be
enjoyed
for
the
artistry,
but
it
cannot
be
a
full-fledged
film.
Producer:
Kevin
Von
Feldt
Director:
Robert
Zemeckis
Casts:
Jim
Carrey,
Robin
Wright
Penn,
Gary
Oldman,
Cary
Elwes,
Bob
Hoskins,
Daryl
Sabara,
Steve
Valentine,
Julian
Holloway,
Jacquie
Barnbrook,
Ryan
Ochoa
and
others
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