
Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville, wherein live the Whos, an almost-mutated sort of Munchkin-like people who all love Christmas. Just outside of their beloved town lives the Grinch (Jim Carrey), a nasty creature that hates Christmas and plans to steal it from the Whos, which he equally abhors. Little Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen) decides to befriend the Grinch.... (Full plot summary below)
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Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville, wherein live the Whos, an almost-mutated sort of Munchkin-like people who all love Christmas. Just outside of their beloved town lives the Grinch (Jim Carrey), a nasty creature that hates Christmas and plans to steal it from the Whos, which he equally abhors. Little Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen) decides to befriend the Grinch.
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| MovieJuice!Mark RamseyEvery Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot. But Director Ron Who-ward saw gold in a pot. |
| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeHollywood has learned nothing from Dr. Seuss. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsSusan GrangerChildren will adore it, teens will find it hip, and adults will flock back to see it. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrHe's (Carrey) a marvelous Grinch in this spirited, bustling and mostly faithful spin on Seuss. |
| Movie MomNell MinowAudiences will feel like their own hearts are two sizes too large at the end of this wonderful sugarplum of a movie. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanford"We'll slow down the pace and add flashback scenes, "To the time when the Grinch was less furry, less green. "We'll beef up the part of little Cindy Lou Who, "Throw in lots of slapstick and sentiment, too. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelDuane DudekThe result is a vulnerable and sympathetic performance that may be Carrey's best to date. |
| TNT's Rough CutAndy KleinThe main show here is Jim Carrey. And he does a frankly brilliant job. |
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwenHoward and his writers have made some interesting choices in bringing one of the most well-known American Christmas cartoons to life on the big screen. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterShows respect for the words and images of the book, and the wonderful 1966 animated classic. |