How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The plot is really bad. The Grinch isn’t a story that’s meant to be stretched out into a full movie. The main plot of the movie doesn’t even start until we’re a hour in. For some reason in this movie the Grinch is actually right which doesn’t make sense. In the original story The Who’s were the good guys but in this movie they are pretty much the villains, which makes the entire movie feel pointless. They add in extra backstory for characters who were never meant to be deep, like Cindy Lou or the Grinch himself. The shots in this movie are so weird, there’s an egregious amount of Dutch angles to the point where it’s nauseating. For some reason every one has this makeup on that makes them look like deformed cats, although the makeup on Jim Carrey is pretty impressive. The set design is although really impressive, I love how detailed everything is. Jim Carrey also gives a funny performance and there are some good jokes here and there. This movie is a fun experience but it is definitely not good. The Chuck Jones one is the better, the Illumination one is worse.

This movie looks absolutely disgusting and has some very annoying characters. That said, this version is still way more entertaining than Illumination's, and the practical effects definitely deserve some credit.