Sometimes Dickens translate well into the modern age, and sometimes it doesn't. Ebbie just misses the mark, IMO. Sorry, but updating Tiny Tim as a modern-day cripple who can't be helped due to poor health insurance just doesn't quite cut it.
This also seems to be kinda low budget - this is the first time I've seen a version where cast members who play characters in Scrooge's life _also_ play the Christmas Spirits. This kinda takes away from the mystique of the Ghost of Xmas Yet To Come (a fired security guard) or the Ghosts of Xmas Past (yep, Ghosts - there's two of them?!?).
Lucci is okay, as is Jeffrey ("Green Mile") DeMunn's Marley. But unlike Bill Murray in Scrooged, this one is played pretty much straight, with a woman's viewpoint (not surprising - it seems to be a Lifetime Channel movie) and very modern sensibilities that just don't quite seem to work in this context. Sorry - better luck next time.
This also seems to be kinda low budget - this is the first time I've seen a version where cast members who play characters in Scrooge's life _also_ play the Christmas Spirits. This kinda takes away from the mystique of the Ghost of Xmas Yet To Come (a fired security guard) or the Ghosts of Xmas Past (yep, Ghosts - there's two of them?!?).
Lucci is okay, as is Jeffrey ("Green Mile") DeMunn's Marley. But unlike Bill Murray in Scrooged, this one is played pretty much straight, with a woman's viewpoint (not surprising - it seems to be a Lifetime Channel movie) and very modern sensibilities that just don't quite seem to work in this context. Sorry - better luck next time.