When you take all the kid stuff out of Disney’s A Christmas Carol, it’s quite a good film. But those meddling kids…

As one of the most oft-told holiday stories, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol hardly needs any summary: crotchety old man gets visited by three ghosts and sees the error of his ways. Been there, seen it. Maybe even read it.

I’ve been waiting for a glimpse at this movie for some time. Despite making successful rounds at various film festivals, it started to look like American audiences wouldn’t get to see Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor get it on in I Love You Phillip Morris — a film that is partially based on at true [...]