The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...
Jim Carrey
Grinch
Taylor Momsen
Cindy Lou Who
Jeffrey Tambor
Mayor Augustus Maywho
Christine Baranski
Martha May Whovier
Bill Irwin
Lou Lou Who
Molly Shannon
Betty Lou Who
Clint Howard
Whobris
Josh Ryan Evans
8-Year-Old Grinch
Mindy Sterling
Clarnella
Bryce Dallas Howard
Surprised Who
Lacey Kohl
Christina Whoterberry
Rachel Winfree
Rose
Rance Howard
Elderly Timekeeper
Jeremy Howard
Drew Lou Who
T.J. Thyne
Stu Lou Who
Nadja Pionilla
Junie
Jim Meskimen
Officer Wholihan
Michael Dahlen
Customer
David Costabile
Biker Who
Mary Stein
Miss Rue Who
James Ritz
Crazy Mose
Deep Roy
Post Office Clerk
Jessica Sara
Sophie
Mason Lucero
Who Boy
Ben Bookbinder
8-Year-Old Augustus Maywho
Michaela Gallo
Who Schoolgirl
Landry Allbright
8-Year-Old Martha May Whovier
Reid Kirchenbauer
8-Year-Old Whobris
Rebecca Chace
Shopper
Suzanne Krull
Shopper
Steve Kehela
Shopper
Lillias White
Shopper
Rain Pryor
Shopper
John Alexander
Shopper
Kevin Isola
Tree Trimmer
Gavin Grazer
Yodeler
Walter Franks
Clerk
Verne Troyer
Band Member
Clayton Martinez
Cook
Q'orianka Kilcher
Little Choir Member
Caroline Williams
Tiny Who Woman
John Short
Tiny Who Man
Grainger Esch
Near Miss Who
Eva Burkley
Pudding Chef
Rick Baker
Puppeteer
Bill Sturgeon
Puppeteer
Mark Setrakian
Puppeteer
Jurgen Heimann
Puppeteer
Tim Blaney
Puppeteer
Charles Croughwell
Balloon Who
Frank Welker
Max the Dog (voice)
Anthony Hopkins
Narrator (voice)
Director
Ron Howard
Book
Dr. Seuss
Screenplay
Jeffrey Price
Screenplay
Peter S. Seaman
July 27, 2020
7
Really good watch, will eventually watch again, and can recommend, but less so for younger audiences.
I never remembered all the weird adult humor in this, it is usually just the charming grinchiness of Jim Carey's overacting that sticks with me, and maybe the Christmas spirit of Mary Lou Who.
The movie manages to ride this wonderfully line between keeping the spirit of the book (even rhyming at times) and being new and refreshing, but it does do that by playing to the adults that would have read the book as a child rather than endearing a new generation of children, but I think they intended to try to do both.
Jim Carey embodies the Grinch like no one else possibly could (I think Mike Myers proved that in "The Cat in the Hat"), and that is the majority of this so if you don't enjoy him, then you won't enjoy this movie. I do think they added some refreshing character interactions, though some of the execution is much better than others.
While it is far from a perfect movie, my biggest gripe is their stupid noses: it seriously bothers me the entire movie. It bothers me more than them dressing the Grinch, which points out that he is naked a LOT with his "co lead" being a young girl: you can see it just distracts from the spirit of the movie.
I don't think that everyone is going to love this movie, but it's hard to imagine that people will hate it.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$123,000,000.00
Revenue:
$345,800,000.00