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Ebenezer Review: Depp's Insufferable Christmas Carol
Johnny Depp's muggy performance ruins Ti West's dull Dickens adaptation.
In brief
Johnny Depp's muggy performance ruins Ti West's dull Dickens adaptation. Ti West's horror-inflected 'Ebenezer' review criticizes Johnny Depp's 'insufferable' portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in a dull Christmas Carol adaptation. Originally reported by IndieWire.
Film Review
Ti West's horror-inflected take on Dickens' classic has a few nice flourishes.
Depp's Performance
Johnny Depp's muggy performance torpedoes the whole thing from the start.
Ebenezer Scrooge
A cruel miser who learns redemption through a ghost story.
The bottom line
Ti West's horror-inflected 'Ebenezer' review criticizes Johnny Depp's 'insufferable' portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in a dull Christmas Carol adaptation.
