- Film Review
- Reviewed By Sloan Freer
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4 out of 5
Dr Seuss's cult children's favourite How the Grinch Stole Christmas! gets the big-budget Hollywood treatment in this seasonal spectacular from director Ron Howard. Starring an irrepressible and almost unrecognisable Jim Carrey, it's the magical and visually splendid tale of a miserable, green-furred mountain-dweller who's out to wreck the extravagant festive celebrations in the kooky town of Whoville below. A vivacious delight capable of charming the most Scrooge-like viewer, this fantasy frolic is, in the end, such a heart-warmer it deserves to become a genre classic. However, parents should be warned that the often dark humour and Carrey's madcap excesses may be too much for the very young.
Plot Summary
Comedy fantasy based on the book by Dr Seuss, starring Jim Carrey. It's Christmas in Whoville and preparations are well underway. Meanwhile, up in his mountain lair, cold-hearted hermit the Grinch sits alone resenting the Whovians' happiness. But then he's befriended by a little girl.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Grinch
- Jim Carrey
- Mayor Augustus May Who
- Jeffrey Tambor
- Martha May Whovier
- Christine Baranski
- Lou Lou Who
- Bill Irwin
- Betty Lou Who
- Molly Shannon
- Whobris
- Clint Howard
- Cindy Lou Who
- Taylor Momsen
- Narrator
- Anthony Hopkins
Crew
- Director
- Ron Howard
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