Henry Winkler stars in An American Christmas Carol, a re-imagining of the Charlies Dickens classic. Set in a Depression-era New England town, a ruthless moneylender named Benedict Slade is visited by the Spirits of Christmas, who attempt to show him the error of his ways. Winkler gives a solid performance, though he seems to have a bit of trouble acting through the old man make-up at times, and the plot takes an interesting meta turn with Slade bringing on the ghostly visitation by mistreating a copy of A Christmas Carol novel that he confiscates from a debtor. It’s limited by its television budget and has a couple of story problems, but overall An American Christmas Carol is a creative interpretation of Dickens’ work and an inspirational holiday film.
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Henry Winkler stars in An American Christmas Carol, a re-imagining of the Charlies Dickens classic. Set in a Depression-era New England town, a ruthless moneylender named Benedict Slade is visited by the Spirits of Christmas, who attempt to show him the error of his ways. Winkler gives a solid performance, though he seems to have a bit of trouble acting through the old man make-up at times, and the plot takes an interesting meta turn with Slade bringing on the ghostly visitation by mistreating a copy of A Christmas Carol novel that he confiscates from a debtor. It’s limited by its television budget and has a couple of story problems, but overall An American Christmas Carol is a creative interpretation of Dickens’ work and an inspirational holiday film.