I went into this movie knowing nothing about it besides that it had a kinda strange title written in a kinda strange way with some kinda strange looking people standing next to it.
Altogether, the 'look' was "kinda strange" and the plot kinda went along with it.
I did not expect the movie that I actually saw when I first started watching it. I mean, I did expect a basic chick-flick, but it actually has a fair amount of deviation from the standard formula. This is really because it follows another formula at the same time: Charles Dickens. When I first realized this, I thought, "Well, at least this is a little different." Then I remembered that using this story outline, on of the most copied outlines ever, is basically the definition of cliche.
If we are comparing "A-Christmas-Carol-Stories" (as a genre), then this is one of the better Christmas-Carol-Stories I've seen. This time, it wasn't about Christmas. The transition from realistic to fantasy ghost realm is really, really subtle, and surprised me at first, I admit.
The movie is OK, but didn't really impress me in any direction overly much.
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