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Title: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jim Carrey | ... | Grinch | |
| Taylor Momsen | ... | Cindy Lou Who | |
| Kelley | ... | Max | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | ... | Mayor Augustus Maywho | |
| Christine Baranski | ... | Martha May Whovier | |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Lou Lou Who | |
| Molly Shannon | ... | Betty Lou Who | |
| Clint Howard | ... | Whobris | |
| Josh Ryan Evans | ... | 8-Year-Old Grinch | |
| Mindy Sterling | ... | Clarnella | |
| Rachel Winfree | ... | Rose | |
| Rance Howard | ... | Elderly Timekeeper | |
| Jeremy Howard | ... | Drew Lou Who | |
| T.J. Thyne | ... | Stu Lou Who | |
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Lacey Kohl | ... | Christina Whoterberry |
Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville, wherein live the Whos, an almost-mutated sort of Munchkin-like people who all love Christmas. Just outside of their beloved town lives the Grinch (Jim Carrey), a nasty creature that hates Christmas and plans to steal it from the Whos, which he equally abhors. Little Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen) decides to befriend the Grinch. Written by Filmfreak <webmaster@filmfreak.co.za>
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In the land of Whoville everyone loves Christmas and count down the whole year until that wonderful time. However just outside Whoville lives the Grinch, a green hairy twisted creature that hates, and always has hated, Christmas and was rejected by the Who's as a child. A young girl from Whoville sets out to befriend the Grinch and help him find his love of Christmas but, when it goes wrong early on, the Grinch becomes even more rotten and plans to ruin it for everyone.
I have never read the book or seen the original animated version of this story, but I do enjoy a bit of Dr Seuss and was worried about how such imagination would be filled out on the screen. The film actually manages it very well and the whole film has the look of the books, even if it lacks soul at times. The plot is stretched out to the running time and could have easily been shorter and punchier, but at heart it is a good little moral that is good from Christmas time.
However, aside from the look of the film, the main reason that the film works is Jim Carrey. I cannot think of another actor who could have pulled off this role as well as he did. He is manic and really funny although I imagine that if you dislike him and his antics that you'd hate the film totally. I'm on the fence about him but I did enjoy him here. Momsen is OK but really just a `cute kid' and, while the support cast has quite a few famous faces, they don't make much of an impact under the makeup and the film is left to Carrey to save it - which he happily does.
Overall this film is a little too long and padded out, but while Carrey is onscreen it seems to go pretty fast due to his hyper acting and comedy antics. However, it's Christmas and it has a nice message while not totally giving in to syrupy sentiment (thanks again to manic Carrey) and it's just perfect for kids and adults at Christmas time.