It seems like 'A Christmas Carol' is just such a good story that all of the adaptations, even the ones you wouldn't expect, have some amount of enjoyability, and on some level, a genuinely good story.
While this movie would maybe be overshadowed by some of the other Christmas Carol films, it's definitely still got that nice Christmassy feeling, and I can't deny it managed to put me in the holiday mood, even if I was trying to resist!
On top of that, Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds made a surprisingly charismatic duo together, and I was really pleased to see that Will Ferrell felt a lot more 'Elf' than 'Holmes & Watson' here.
Unfortunately, my biggest problem with the film was the musical numbers. It's a shame, because the songs aren't bad songs, and you can clearly see that there's a lot of work going into the performances, sets and choreographies, and some of them are sort of... fun.
However, each time someone starts to sing, you get a sinking feeling because it's clear that the story is going to grind to a halt for 5 minutes. To make it worse, the songs themselves are mostly repeating things that we've just heard in the previous scenes, which makes the problem with the pace much more unavoidable.
Despite that though, I actually enjoyed the movie, and I'm very grateful to it for getting me into the Christmas mood!
While this movie would maybe be overshadowed by some of the other Christmas Carol films, it's definitely still got that nice Christmassy feeling, and I can't deny it managed to put me in the holiday mood, even if I was trying to resist!
On top of that, Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds made a surprisingly charismatic duo together, and I was really pleased to see that Will Ferrell felt a lot more 'Elf' than 'Holmes & Watson' here.
Unfortunately, my biggest problem with the film was the musical numbers. It's a shame, because the songs aren't bad songs, and you can clearly see that there's a lot of work going into the performances, sets and choreographies, and some of them are sort of... fun.
However, each time someone starts to sing, you get a sinking feeling because it's clear that the story is going to grind to a halt for 5 minutes. To make it worse, the songs themselves are mostly repeating things that we've just heard in the previous scenes, which makes the problem with the pace much more unavoidable.
Despite that though, I actually enjoyed the movie, and I'm very grateful to it for getting me into the Christmas mood!