Noted miser Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott) is visited by the apparition of his dead partner (Frank Finley) on Christmas Eve and told that three more ghosts are coming to play This is Your Life, but in a bad way. Scrooge is forced to confront his behavior and the chain of events that led him to this state.
Sure, Scott does most of the carrying but there isn't a single bad performance in this film. Nobody plays a flat note, even the Dickensian cardboard cut-out side characters like the second-hand goods dealer. Somehow that guy is just as interesting as Bob Cratchit. Except, no, because Cratchit is being played by David Warner who managed to elevate The Secret of the Ooze. But still.
Anyway, if you only ever see one Christmas Carol... it should probably still be The Muppets, but nobody is going to judge you for only seeing this one. It's currently streaming on Hulu.
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