Hopes too high for cliché family film

Rating: 6/10 (28 November 2011)

When I saw the adverts for this I was, as one often is, relatively excited. "Wow! An Evil Genius' point of view! What interesting ways will they exploit this brilliant idea?"
Turns out, they didn't. This was a film that had great potential, but was scarred by the fact that it had to be happy, with a classic plot of "Scrooge-slowly-turning-into-lovable/loving-fiend." What I wanted and expected to see was the the little children turning into the evil Scroogelets, but that was too much to ask.
If you're a person who likes the expected, happy, family plot with those horrible "Feel good," feelings, this is for you. I know many people who have enjoyed this film. If your looking for something that takes an interesting idea, plays around with it a bit and creates some unusual scenes, exploiting fun opportunities, this ISN'T for you; it's just another run-of-the-mill film in the guise of an elaborate idea.