It's funny, it's sincere and it's gloriously bizarre.
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05/22/03
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
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Reviews Counted:125
Fresh:67
Rotten:58
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: Jim Carrey shines as the Grinch. Unfortunately, it's not enough to save this movie. You'd be better off watching the TV cartoon.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Director Ron Howard casts comedian Jim Carrey in the title role in this live-action adaptation of the famous Christmas tale by Dr. Seuss, giving this rendition of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS a... [More]
Starring: Jim Carrey, Molly Shannon, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski
Director: Ron Howard
Reviews for How the Grinch Stole Christmas
This delightful fantasy offers Happy Who-lidays to the young and the young at heart.
05/20/03
Carrey is superb, swamped in makeup and sounding like a cross between Hitchcock and The Honey Monster.
05/08/03
Howard and his writers have made some interesting choices in bringing one of the most well-known American Christmas cartoons to life on the big screen.
02/08/03
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01/29/03
I sometimes felt shades of Tony Clifton beaming through the Grinch, with a good helping of the Mask. If only for Carrey's hyperactive, larger than life performance, this is a must see.
11/18/02
You may feel like he stole 2 hours instead of Xmas and you'll want them back.
08/16/02
Director Ron Howard’s movie version of the popular Dr. Seuss classic creates a world of wonder and enchantment for kids of all ages. I found myself captivated by everything about it.
08/02/02
A shockingly noisy, ugly film.
07/29/02
"We'll slow down the pace and add flashback scenes, "To the time when the Grinch was less furry, less green. "We'll beef up the part of little Cindy Lou Who, "Throw in lots of slapstick and sentiment, too.
06/15/02
So the true meaning of Christmas and the simplicity of Dr. Seuss’ classic holiday message were exploited by the crass commericialism of Universal Pictures. Did we really expect anything different?
05/30/02
By the time that you read this short essay of ours / The Grinch will have made ten squintillion more dollars!
05/08/02
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03/24/02
Top CriticHow the Grinch stole Christmas is one kind of larceny. How Jim Carrey steals the picture is another matter entirely.
03/19/02
Other than some pretty good set design and special effects, there was nothing new of value in this version.
02/28/02
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01/27/02
Watching it approaches the disturbing position of being bedside as a loved one expires from a terminal disease.
11/01/01
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10/30/01
We should probably be grateful that The Grinch is merely flawed and mediocre, not the flat-out disaster it could have been.
10/24/01
Truly crowd pleasin' and Carrey's the reason.
10/10/01
Latest News for How the Grinch Stole Christmas
August 01, 2007:
Trailer Bulletin: Horton Hears a Who
The last few times somebody tried to turn Dr. Seuss into a movie, the results were ... How the Grinch Stole Christmas and (dear lord) The Cat in the Hat. And then somebody got... More...
February 05, 2007:
Jim Carrey Talks About Voicing Dr. Seuss' "Horton"
Jim Carrey did such a bang up job as the live-action "Grinch" that he's landed himself another Dr. Seuss gig. The "Horton Hears a Who" film will be animated... More...
September 13, 2006:
Funny Men Carrey, Carell Re-Team for "Who"
Jim Carrey is teaming up with Dr. Seuss once more, and this time, Steve Carell is tagging, The reason? Probably because they had so much fun in "Bruce Almighty."... More...
December 21, 2005:
Critical Consensus: "Dick & Jane" Not Much Fun; "Cheaper" Is Bankrupt
This week's wide releases include a remake ("Fun With Dick and Jane") and a sequel to a remake ("Cheaper By the Dozen 2"). Will critics be laughing at these... More...
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