this be only the second version of the classic story by charles dickens i have see and and sadly it turn out to be one of the bad . the film open with a quick live action piece where simon callow a charles dickens begin the story of a christmas carol and and then obviously it go to animate story itself . you probably already know it and ebenezer scrooge be the grouchy cold blood businessman who refuse charity and hat christmas . he be visit by jacob marley ( nicolas cage ) who warn him of the visit of the other three ghost of christmas past ( jane horrocks ) and present ( sir michael gambon ) and the silent future or yet to come . after all this he obviously realise the true magic of christmas and and promise to be nicer in future . the only change i notice to the story be scrooge have mouse a friend ( a stupid idea ) and scrooge ex love belle ( kate winslet ) needing to see him to help at the orphanage and the ghost of christmas present show the two kid and want and ignorance and scrooge still get haunt after be turned nice and and he worry he can not keep his promise to stay nice . also star rhys ifans a bob cratchit and juliet stevenson a mrs. cratchit and iain jones a scrooge nephew fred and colin mcfarlane a fezziwig . the animation be not great quality and the actor have waste their voice for a worthless piece of garbage . the only good thing that come from this film be the good voice of kate winslet and sing the closing song what if and a for the rest and it be just excruciatingly awful . very poor .