A misbegotten musical adaptation of Dickens' much too perennial tale.
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06/24/06
Scrooge (1970)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:11
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Albert Finney shines as the title character in this musical version of Charles Dickens' timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a lonely miser who is visited on Christmas Eve by three spirits who teach... [More]
Starring: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More
Director: Ronald Neame
Reviews for Scrooge
1 - 17 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticAlthough rather hammy at times, Finney holds the screen throughout.
05/24/03
Top Critic[Finney is] the only element of this production that is really up to much good... the film lacks energy or dramatic thrust.
12/06/09
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10/18/08
Top CriticDirector Ronald Neame's well-paced film captures the period beautifully, and the acting is superb, with Finney and Alec Guinness, as Marley's ghost, real standouts.
11/27/07
Top CriticThank you very much — for this perennial holiday delight.
04/21/06
No review available.
07/23/05
Even Scrooge's fingernails are dirty, and while I don't think that Dickens intended to equate greed with unwashed hands, he probably would not have objected.
05/09/05
Top CriticNo review available.
02/11/05
Scrooge works very nicely on its intended level and the kids sitting near me seemed to be having a good time.
10/23/04
Top CriticNo review available.
02/24/04
No review available.
08/20/03
One of the more delightful versions
03/21/03
No review available.
07/25/02
Unlike the great musicals, where you might find yourself humming a tune a few days later, with Scrooge, you'll be lucky if you remember the name of one of the songs a few hours later.
01/01/00
A roduction that suffers from its theatrical roots and its need to not only make its antihero see the error of his ways but go way overboard in making up for his past.
01/01/00
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