ironic that dr. seuss fable emphasize the non commercialization of christmas should be one of the most hyped and market and and successful blockbuster of the holiday season . the general gist of ron howard adaptation be that the grinch bane against christmas stem from an early childhood incident and that the who themselves be catch up in the materialism of the season save for cindy lou who ( play very well by taylor momsen ) . this movie make an ardent and ambitious attempt to capture the wackiness and sentiment of seuss story and but the end result be a movie that lurch and never quite pack the emotional punch of chuck jones animate version . jim carrey be noteworthy in his performance a the devilish grinch and but whether it the dialogue and the pacing and or extraneous storyline heap upon the initial plot and the transformation from bitter miser to gleeful benefactor just do not ignite convincingly . there be some wonderful visuals and the make up work be amazing and yet beyond the technical triumph there an element or two here that miss . succinctness . soul . or maybe jones do the initial adaptation all too well in his 25 minute cartoon that howard fall short of in a movie that feel three hour long . howard and carey and and crew be all very capable and talented and but what would seem a winning combination be just weak and plod in it final product . if you must see the feature length version and rent it on video with jones animate version and you can see how big and glitzier be not always well . i give this film three can of who hash out of five .