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So, this adaptation is interesting to me because it seems to be marketed as a twist on the classic story, but it looks fairly straightforward outside of Depp’s performance (more on that later). The movie around Depp looks well cast, well adapted, and interesting. McKellen as Marley is perfect, all the performances look great, and the filmmaking looks fun and dynamic.

Now, let’s talk Depp. This performance feels in a similar vein to his Wonka, a classic British character twisted up by Depp into his own take. The problem with doing that for Wonka is there’s only one Wonka before him on screen. There have been endless great takes on Scrooge in a classic style, so I’m actually okay with it here (I’m even coming around on Depp’s Wonka in comparison to Chalamet’s boring take uggg, anyway this is about Scrooge not Wonka, also I’ve heard less than stellar things about Depp as a person, I’m only talking about his acting).

Anyway, I went from disinterested in this adaptation to very intrigued and now I’m even planning on catching it in theaters!

What are your thoughts on this adaptation? Will you see it?

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Ebenezer

Ebenezer Trailer 2 Thoughts

Steven Mackintosh, who played Lucky in "The Luck Child", worked with the Jim Henson Company again when he played Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew Fred in Muppet Christmas Carol

At this the spirit raised a frightful cry, and shook its chain with such a dismal and appalling noise, that Scrooge held on tight to his chair, to save himself from falling in a swoon.