Ghosts of Christmas Always

2022

1h 24m

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6.8/10

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Katherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his Christmas spirit. But this year has something unusual in store.

Directors

Rich Newey

Writers

Zac Hug(writer by)

Annika Marks(writer by)

Zac Hug(story by)

Stars

Kim Matula

Ian Harding

Beth Leavel

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Katherine

Peter

Susan Kraine

Arlene

Roy

Mrs. Winchester

Robert Baron

Lily Baron

Grampa Bob

Charlie

Betsey

Teen Peter

Middle Peter

Young Peter

Bob

Rachel

Neighbor

Robert business associate

Directors

Rich Newey

Writers

Zac Hug(writer by)

Annika Marks(writer by)

Zac Hug(story by)

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A pretty good take on the classic Scrooge festive storyline. <em>'Ghosts of Christmas Always'</em> features a cast that is, I'd say, a step up from the usual standard that Hallmark normally produce. Kim Matula and Ian Harding are good, I like how the latter's character is aware of the clichés and reimaginings of Scrooge from real life. Matula is joined as one of the ghosts by Reginald VelJohnson and Lori Tan Chinn, which is strong casting. I would've liked to have see more of them in truth, though both are still positive additions - particularly Chinn. Christopher Innvar is solid in his role too, even with the major Jonathan Hyde/Sam Parrish vibe his character had going on. They do well in connecting all the dots in the story, I especially enjoyed the stuff with Matula's Katherine (Marley... nicely done) and Liana Hunt's Betsey, which is rather sweet. The last chunk of the film is real nice, in fact. The music is also relatively neat, there's a bit of it that reoccurs and it kept reminding me of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pd1dctTmIU" rel="nofollow">main theme</a> in 2004's <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-polar-express/" rel="nofollow">The Polar Express</a>'</em>; which I adore, so every time I heard those similar notes here it did give me Xmas vibes. All in all, a more than watchable flick; one I'd happily revisit.

r96sk11 Dec, 2022