The animation style initially feels somewhat unusual due to its sharp edges, but once you adjust to it, this becomes a rather pleasant take on Charles Dickens' story about the affluent miser "Scrooge." He strongly dislikes Christmas – all that sentimentality – which he dismisses as “humbug!” Fortunately for his afterlife, his deceased business partner "Marley" unexpectedly shows up and alerts him to three visits he’l…

This story feels familiar, like something that’s been done many times before, and perhaps it is retold a bit too often. Nevertheless, this version of *‘A Christmas Carol'* manages to be a decent adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel. Jim Carrey doesn't give a truly outstanding performance, but he's still enjoyable as Scrooge. Gary Oldman (as Bob) and Colin Firth (as Fred) are also welcome additions to the voice act…

Dickens' familiar story of A Christmas Carol is presented through a strange combination of emotionless motion capture animation. Zemeckis has always been interested in digital filmmaking; ‘The Polar Express’ showed this interest at its best, but ‘Beowulf’ suffered from artificial visuals that didn't fit the dark setting. When Disney announced they were adapting Dickens’ well-known tale—again—he clearly welcomed anoth…