Review of Scrooged (1988) by Paul R — 06 Dec 2012
As the festive season looms before us and we are furiously purchasing our final internet gifts, why not top off your weekend with one of my favourite Christmas films of all time: Scrooged. In the pilot seat of this version of the Christmas Carol is the hilarious Bill Murray.
He plays the bitter and twisted film executive Frank Cross who is in charge of the TV networks big Christmas Day TV program. He gets visited by three rather different takes on the Christmas Ghosts, from the cigar smoking foul mouthed taxi driver Ghost of Christmas Past to the angelic looking but rather violent Ghost of Christmas Present, you are in for a brilliant ride through Frank's life.
The characters really make this film a success - all of them are perfect, backed by a fantastic script and great directorial vision from Richard Donner - he's squeezed in enough jokes, tenderness and a hell of a lot of heart that will certainly get you in the Christmas spirit.
Christmas starts here!
This review of Scrooged (1988) was written by Paul R on 06 Dec 2012.
Scrooged has generally received positive reviews.
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