This movie is not
just another adaptation of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol”, this one offers
us a refreshing twist.
It’s touching,
funny, and sentimental without being syrupy, it offers the viewer a message of
the importance of family without the usual boring message that normally
accompanies it.
The film is set in
a world where Christmas is run by the efficient Bureau of Yuletide Affairs, and
they supply the “Ghosts”.
The target is an
embittered miser Jack Cameron (Tom Arnold) and a bitter and burned-out Ghost of
Christmas Past (Leslie Jordan) is given the case but he decides to go AWOL
while on the “mission” and leave his target Jack and the Ghost of Christmas
Present (Andrea Roth) stranded in 1965 with hilarious results.
Tom Arnold delivers
a believable performance, but Leslie Jordan is outstanding and steals the show
even though Andrea Roth is adorable and holds the whole thing together.
If you want a
Christmas movie to be different and unexpected, then this is the one for you.
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