Though London awaits the joyful arrival of Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) thinks it's all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. Later, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will visit him this night. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present and future in the hope of transforming his bitterness.
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In modern times, Charles Dickens' novella "A Christmas Carol" has been turned into a holiday perennial aimed at evoking the Christmas spirit of giving, played out for comic and serious effect by everyone from George C. Scott and Bill Murray to Mr. Magoo and George Jetson. You might not have read the original work, but you know about the stingy man and the ghostly visitations. (Full review)