Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Jim Carrey
as Scrooge / Ghosts of Christmas (voice)
Gary Oldman
as Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)
Colin Firth
as Fred (voice)
Robin Wright
as Fan / Belle (voice)
Cary Elwes
as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
Bob Hoskins
as Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)
Daryl Sabara
as Apprentice / Caroler / Beggar / Peter Cratchit (voice)
Steve Valentine
as Funerary Undertaker / Topper (voice)
Sage Ryan
as Tattered Caroler (voice)
Amber Gainey Meade
as Tattered Caroler / Well Dressed Caroler (voice)
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A Christmas Carol sings the haunted verses of Dickens through disjointed emotionless motion capture. “Bah! Humbug!” Zemeckis had always been fascinated with digital cinema. ‘The Polar Express’ was technological innovation at its more pure, yet ‘Beowulf’ stabbed itself through contrived art direction...
r96sk
A tale that almost feels as old as time itself, one that is very much overtold. However, this <em>'A Christmas Carol'</em> is a good retelling of Charles Dickens' work. Jim Carrey isn't necessarily firing on all cylinders, but is entertaining enough as Scrooge. Gary Oldman (Bob) and Colin Firth (...
CinemaSerf
It takes a bit of getting used to the rather angular style of animation, but thereafter this is quite an enjoyable adaptation of Charles Dickens' tale of the wealthy miser "Scrooge". He hates Christmas with a vengeance - all that good will malarkey - humbug! Luckily for his eternal soul, his long-de...