Ebenezer: What the Dickens?

Ebenezer (2026) • View trailerTwo stars (out of five); rated PG-13, and deservedly so, for frightening materialAvailable via: Movie theatersBy Derrick Bang • Published in The Davis Enterprise, 11.15.26 I knew things would be dire, when this film’s copious opening credits cited all 12 producers, along with everybody down to the costume designer ... but failed to mention Charles Dickens. That’s simply wrong. The Ghost of Christmas Present (Tramell Tillman) grows increasingly impatient withEbenezer Scrooge's (Johnny Depp) unwillingness to acknowledge the error of hiscruel behavior.Dickens’ famous holiday chestnut is a morality play, not a horror story: a distinction that director Ti West and scripter Nathaniel Halpern either failed to understand, or simply ignored. Larding their adaptation with zombies, jump-scares, vulgarity and gruesome tableaus completely destroys the tale’s heart.Every generation certainly deserves its own version of A Christmas Carol. It’s a true shame this…

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