in a word excellent . this be the movie . go and see it . the director ron howard . i mean and the director ron howard do a fantastic job and a he usually do . an incredible attention to detail and vivid color and decoration and breathtaking whoville atmosphere and astonish variety of costume . wait and there more to it than that the story be very good and too . there clearly a message to be extract from it by the thoughtful viewer . jim carrey be top notch . he be probably the best grinch possible . the girl and taylor momsen and be real good . i be sure she have some great future . the dog be cool . all in all and it a very high quality christmas fairy tale . if you like fairy tale and it for you . if you like christmas and it for you . read some other review here . get a life . it hurt me every time to see people out there who . well . get their heart two size too small .