Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, Voice Pictures

Tom Everett Scott, Wallace Shawn, Verne Troyer, Alanna Ubach, Deanna Milligan, Richard Kline, Larry Miller, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Dan Joffre

Maybe I’m being too hard on this mess, but here goes.  This is the story of Allan Karroll.  Allen was humiliated by his girlfriend in front of thousands of people one Christmas and since then has hated Christmas.  Since his job is writing sentimental greeting cards, this doesn’t fare too well.   Then one night he’s visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley (related to Bob Marley) and Jacob is in bad shape, mon.  He’s at the wrong house.  He’s supposed to be haunting the neighbor, Zeb Rosecog (Wallace Shawn).   But since he’s in the wrong house, he starts the whole thing rolling and the ghosts keep arriving on schedule at the wrong house.  Allen follows along to bail them out, and learns a lot about his issues, and a lot more about Rosecog’s issues.  Then, after being impressed to change his life he figures he better deliver the message to a very unwilling Rosecog.

This is a comedy version of The Christmas Carol and though there are some really funny scenes, mostly it struck me as silly.  If you want a slap stick version of Scrooge with a pot smoking Marley, mon, and a bunch of scatterbrained ghosts (not far from Beetlejuice style) then that’s what this is.  It tries to get some heart in the end, but it’s too little too late.  And besides,  playing around with A Christmas Carol is kind of sacrilege isn’t it?

I didn’t really care for it, and won’t waste two hours on this again, but if you’re a grinch and want to see the anti-Christmas Carol, then you might get a kick out this.

VN:F [1.9.22_1171]
Rate this movie:
Rating: 1.0/5 (1 vote cast)
** Karroll's Christmas (2004), 1.0 out of 5 based on 1 rating

Leave a comment

Name: (Required)

eMail: (Required)

Website:

Comment: