☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
A Christmas Carol (1951) – B. D. Hurst
Alastair Sim is
Ebenezer Scrooge in this noirish but largely faithful retelling of Dickens’
novella. I granted an extra ½ star to
this for the nostalgic pleasure it provides – this is my Dad’s favourite
Christmas film. But it moved so quickly
and contained so many evocative scenes of the 1840s that I soon moved beyond
just connecting with my own childhood to enjoying the movie on its own terms.
Sim’s performance verges on caricature at times but he is still very moving as
the bitter man who believes all humanity is selfish – until he is visited by
the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet-To-Come. Things become dark enough that the final
scenes of renewal may bring a tear to your eye.
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