Mitchell GlazerCritiques

Comedy

This is a very loose comedy based on Charles Dickens classic tale of Scrooge, the miserly old man that is visited by three ghosts on Christmas due to his terrible behavior towards other people throughout his life.

I stopped watching it after about thirty or so minutes when Bill Murray used God's name in vain twice in a short period of time.

A caricatured but mostly enjoyable adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' set in 1988, starring Bill Murray as the bad-tempered Frank Cross who is the owner of a television station. Some poignant moments, a lot of exaggerated/slapstick violence, and a slightly schmaltzy but satisfying ending.

A good start to the Christmas season, but not something I'd want to see too often.

Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2021/12/scrooged-bill-murray.html½

Wow, I surely did not remember how bad of a film this is. Attempting to sidestep the serious ick factor prevalent in Hollywood blockbuster standards, even assuming anyone would make such a dubious attempt, does nothing to redeem this movie. I wonder, though: in contrast to other comedy farces, say Ferris Buehler's Day Off, with so many of those same ick elements in common, how does the latter film so clearly succeed despite them, while Scrooged rather serves as showcase.

A wealthy, uncaring man is haunted by Christmas ghosts.

Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: D
Music: B

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.3/4

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A cynically selfish man gets haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Based on the Charles Dickens novel "A Christmas Carol"

In this modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips (Karen Allen). But after firing a staff member, Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait), on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
(source: TMDb)

In this modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips (Karen Allen). But after firing a staff member, Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait), on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
(source: TMDb)