The first 15 minutes can be hard to stomach--Carol is an absolute tyrant with the corporate bottom line mentality to the max. She even looks the part (Emmanuel Vaugier is perfect for the part) And yet in the last 15 minutes when she's a transformed woman to a compassionate and caring lady, she looks like that as well. I don't know if it's just me or if it were studio miracles but I could fall in love with that. Carrie Fisher, sadly only four years away from leaving us is perfect for her part as Carol's late boss. At 56, Fisher looks older due to the ravages of her personal life and bears no resemblance to her young Princess Leia days, yet delivers a great performance. Starting with going back to 1985 was a good one (Vaugier was 9 in 1985 so that made it a proper year for the back in time part) The film doesn't stay in the past for too long and it even briefly ventures into the future but the part of Carol having three kids by then was probably not likely as she was in her mid 30s at the present, plus even a great corporate boss will likely still be married to their job more than anything. All & all after the initial start I enjoyed this film and I hope anyone who has such a Scrooge personality in real life has watched this and maybe learned a lesson or two about people.
Review of It's Christmas, Carol!
It's Christmas, Carol!
(2012 TV Movie)
A seeming impossible transformation--but it happened.
15 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers