i already love how the grinch stole christmas when it be release and i be still love it now and 5 year later . still lot of people seem to disagree with my opinion and this movie never really have receive much love at the time it come out . sure and the movie be over the top and campy but that at the very same be also the reason why this movie be so charming and fun to watch . all of the set and costume and character be do perfectly over the top in a fun way and without ever become truly ridicule . it a visually spectacular movie to watch . it a campy movie making at it very best . director ron howard really surprise with this fun little christmas movie . main reason why the movie work and why it so much fun to watch be jim carrey a the grinch . he truly carry the movie with his good and fun role . he be of course help by the convincing make up and which also receive an academy award . of course if youre a jim carrey hater you shouldn not even think about watch this movie . this movie be really his movie and he make it all work and so much fun to watch . other fun and memorable role be be play by jeffrey tambor and clint howard and josh ryan evans a the young grinch . the movie have a good morale but it be all a bit sappy to me . perhaps it because i be dutch and we do not really celebrate christmas that enthusiastic and big here and a in the united state or england . for me the movie be simply fun and entertaining and the morale just leave me quite cold to be honest . the musical score by james horner be good and fun and even though it your average every day horner stuff and it still all work perfectly for the movie and help to make some of the scene work . perfect christmas entertainment . positive .