A bland, stodgy movie.
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11/27/07
A Christmas Carol (1951)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:2
Rotten:3
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: It hasn't aged particularly well, but the 1951 adaptation of Charles Dickens' timeless classic is perhaps the most faithful film version -- and Alastair Sim's performance as Scrooge is not to be missed.
Runtime: 86 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Ebeneezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) contentedly meanders through his life as a cruel miser until one fateful Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghosts. The spirits show him how his behavior has... [More]
Starring: Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Jack Warner, Hermione Baddeley
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Reviews for A Christmas Carol
1 - 4 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticYou have what Scrooge himself might call 'Ho-hum-bug.'
06/24/06
Top CriticAll in all, a beguiling festive treat.
06/13/01
Top CriticThough Dickens' frank sentimentality calls for broad treatment, Brian Desmond Hurst's direction is too often heavy as well.
12/05/08
Top CriticWhat we have in this rendition of Dickens' sometimes misunderstood Carol is an accurate comprehension of the agony of a shabby soul.
03/25/06
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