This 1984 TV movie doesn't sound like it's going to be up to much - especially given the wealth of previous adaptions which have achieved classic status - but it turns out to be surprisingly good. It's spooky, as it should be, and with lots of atmosphere, and clever little touches that make it feel more like a '70s movie than an '80s one. The cast is also incredible. George C. Scott gives a typically tough performance as Scrooge, but it's the rest who are so entertaining - genius to cast the likes of Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence and Edward Woodward as the Christmas spirits, and to have the likes of David Warner showing well in support. A handsomely mounted production that you wouldn't even know to be a TV movie in the first place.
Review of A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
(1984 TV Movie)
Handsome version of the classic story
27 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers