'He was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge: a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, clutching, covetous old sinner.'
Gonzo / Charles Dickens.
Script Logic; 2/2
Pace; 2/2
Acting; 2/2
Aesthetic; 2/2
Originality & Intention; 2/2
Final Score; 10/10
Final Word; Well, it's Christmas time once again, so I may as well review something in a festive vein. Every household has a particular Christmas film they watch, and in our family this was it- the quintessential feel-good festive film. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and even the most cynical and jaded viewers will find it hard not to be moved by these fuzzy critters. The story unfolds almost exactly as the book and never looses its pace. Michael Cain's performance is pitched perfectly (stony and bitter enough to convince as a miserable and lonely old man, but still light-hearted enough for all the family), while the supporting cast of Muppets bring their usual charm and wit to bare on the material- proving that despite the number of Christmas Carol retellings already out there, there is still some fresh fun to be had with some old familiar ghosts...
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