Christmas Carol: The Movie

A Christmas Carol is a 2001 British America live actionanimated film based on Charles Dickenss classic novella. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, the film features the voices of numerous actors including Simon Callow, Kate Winslet who also sang the films theme What If, Kates sister Beth Winslet, and Nicolas Cage. This version differs from others, in that Scrooge is given another chance with the love of his life, Belle, who ended their engagement in their youth after he was corrupted by greed they later meet again after the three spirits have reformed Scrooge and he is now kind and generous, causing Belle to love him again. Both Belle and Old Joe notably have bigger roles in the film. Unlike the book as well as other film adaptations, Belle does not marry and have children with another man. She is a nurse. Old Joe is a henchman of Scrooge who arrests or robs people who owe Scrooge debt but Scrooge fires him after mending his ways. Also in the film Marleys ghost haunts Scrooge before he goes home and Scrooge is notably younger as he has auburn hair and is middleaged rather than being elderly.

Christmas Carol was released in American cinemas by Metro Goldwyn Mayer onDecember 2001, Christmas Carol was released in British cinemas by MGM amp Path onDecember 2001, though originally slated forNovember. MetroGoldwynMayer holds U.S. rights, and released it on RegionDVD onOctober 2003. Reviewers across Britain, the Republic of Ireland and the U.S. were generally dismissive towards the film. After viewing it at the Toronto Film Festival, Varietys Todd McCarthy wrote, The character animation is dully inexpressive, and two obnoxious mute mice do more scampering and gesticulating than Harpo Marx did in his entire career.

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