"You don't believe in me..."Disney's festive offering for 2009 was a literal and uninspired CG-3D take on the Dickens classic, with added aerial swoops and carriage chases for that extra dimension. In fact, the film is so utterly designed for the 3D experience that the 2D version on DVD is really quite dull and unengaging, a remarkable feat for such a fantastic tale. Voice work is generally good, with particular nods to Colin Firth and Gary Oldman. Dickensian London and the Thomas Kincade-style countryside settings cannot but fail to look good, and the advances in CG technique are clear to see in use of lighting and shadow especially. But like Beowulf and The Polar Express before it, this version of A Christmas Carol exists in that Zemeckis netherworld between cartoon and reality, and whilst the ambition is laudable and may well be another stepping stone on the road to completely photorealistic CGI, the viewer is constantly reminded of the overwhelming question: why not just make a decent live-action version?
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