![]() The obvious, conflicting idea here is that 2018's The Grinch has been crafted purely as a cash grab for Illumination, but preaches a message of the holiday season being more about selflessness and giving than receiving and indulging. It looks great, and just feels like Christmas. But in terms of visuals and just Christmas spirit the movie has it. There's still a lot of dumb stuff though, like a punk skater Cindy-Lou, and forced message with her mom that just didn't work for me. I also appreciate the new focus, where we only see a hint of the Grinch's origins with the focus much more on his stealing Christmas, and the origins we do get were much sadder for me and didn't betray the character of the Whos the way the Carrey film did. Is it entirely successful? No, but I appreciate the attempt. Compared to previous Illumination entry The Lorax though and especially compared to the Carrey film, it's surprisingly charming and even makes some attempt at being timeless and faithful to the classic. ![]() It's still a little conflicted in following the source material and making up its own stuff, and it does sometimes go too far into modern pop culture sense. While it's miles ahead of the Jim Carrey one purely on charm and appearance alone, it's still not a great movie. ![]()
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