A Christmas Carol

Brilliant! But it wasn't until just after the appearance of the ghost of Scrooges' late partner Jacob Marley that I was really hooked. It was the arrival of the ghost of Christmas past with his head a quivering flame that stopped me wondering how I was feeling about this adaptation because from this point onward the magic firmly set in. The lusty laugh of the ghost of Christmas present perched broadly atop the world's most bountiful Christmas tree in a gigantic room shining, sparkling and glowing with reds and greens......just beautiful. Just wonderful. So fulfilling. Love how Gary Oldmans' Bob Cratchet turns to the camera in the last scene to tell the tale of a changed man. Applause greeted the finale at the theater I attended, me included.       11/13/09