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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRon Howard
Screenplay byJeffrey Price
Peter S. Seaman
Based onHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Dr. Seuss
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDon Peterman
Edited by
Music byJames Horner
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • November 8, 2000 (2000-11-08) (Los Angeles)
  • November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$123 million[2]
Box office$346.5 million[2]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas or Dr. Seuss' The Grinch or simply The Grinch) is a 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Ron Howard and produced by Howard and Brian Grazer. Written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, the film was adapted from Dr. Seuss's 1957 children's book of the same name. This marked the first Dr. Seuss book to be adapted into a full-length feature film and one of only two live-action adaptations, the other being The Cat in the Hat (2003). It is the second adaptation of the book, following the 1966 animated TV special.

Narrated by Anthony Hopkins, the film stars Jim Carrey as the eponymous character, with Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin and Molly Shannon in supporting roles. The story revolves around the Grinch, a grumpy, green recluse living on Mount Crumpit, who despises Christmas and the joyful residents of Whoville and sets out to sabotage their holiday celebration.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas was released on November 17, 2000, by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics upon release, with praise for Carrey's portrayal and the film's visual effects, while its dark humor and tone were criticized. It emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, grossing $346 million worldwide and spending four weeks as the top film in the U.S. It became the highest-grossing film of 2000 domestically and the sixth-highest grossing film of 2000, in addition to becoming the second-highest-grossing holiday film of all time, behind Home Alone (1990), until it was surpassed by the 2018 animated version of The Grinch.[2][3]

At the 73rd Academy Awards, How the Grinch Stole Christmas won Best Makeup and Hairstyling, in addition to earning nominations for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.[4] Carrey's performance earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

Plot

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As the Whos of Whoville prepare for their beloved Christmas celebrations, the Grinch, a bitter and misanthropic green creature who resides in a cave on Mount Crumpit, despises the holiday and plans to ruin it. Six-year-old Cindy Lou Who, disillusioned by the town's obsession with the materialistic aspects of Christmas, has a chance encounter with the Grinch at the Whoville post office, where she is saved by him after falling into a mail-sorting machine.

Curious about the Grinch’s hatred for Christmas, Cindy learns from the townspeople that he was abandoned as a baby and adopted by two elderly sisters in Whoville. While in school, the Grinch developed a crush on Martha May Whovier, a classmate, but was bullied by Augustus MayWho, who mocked the Grinch for his hairy appearance. In an attempt to impress Martha, the Grinch tried to shave his face but ended up cutting himself. When his classmates ridiculed him during a Christmas celebration, the humiliated young Grinch fled to Mount Crumpit, vowing never to return.

Determined to include the Grinch in the Christmas festivities, Cindy nominates him as the town's Holiday Cheermeister, much to the dismay of the now-Mayor Augustus MayWho. Reluctantly, the Grinch agrees to attend, seeing an opportunity to confront his childhood tormentor and potentially reunite with Martha. At the award ceremony, the Grinch participates in various events and starts to enjoy himself. However, his mood changes when MayWho gives him an electric razor as a cruel reminder of his traumatic past. To further humiliate the Grinch, MayWho proposes to Martha in front of everyone, offering her a new car as an engagement gift. Furious, the Grinch lashes out at the Whos, accusing them of valuing Christmas only for its materialism. He then shaves the mayor's head, sets the town's Christmas tree on fire, and goes on a destructive rampage before retreating back to his cave on Mount Crumpit.

Learning that the Whos still plan to celebrate Christmas with a spare tree and unshaken spirits, the Grinch hatches a plan to steal all their presents, decorations, and food while they sleep, determined to ruin the holiday once and for all. Disguising himself as Santa Claus and dressing his dog Max as a reindeer, the Grinch descends into Whoville on a hi-tech sleigh. He starts by sneaking into Cindy Lou Who's house. When Cindy catches him stealing their Christmas tree, he lies, pretending to be Santa taking the tree for repairs, and escapes. Methodically, he strips the entire town of its Christmas joy, stuffing everything into a giant sack and driving it to the top of Mount Crumpit, intending to destroy it all.

On Christmas morning, the Whos wake up to discover the theft, and the town is devastated. Mayor May Who blames Cindy for giving the Grinch the opportunity to ruin their holiday, but her father, postmaster Lou Lou Who, defends her, reminding the town that Christmas is about more than just gifts and decorations—it's about love and kindness. Inspired by his words, the Whos come together, join hands, and begin singing Christmas carols, showing that their spirit remains unbroken.

As the Grinch prepares to push the massive sack off the mountain, he hears the Whos singing below and realizes that his plan has failed. Struck by the true meaning of Christmas, the Grinch's heart grows three sizes, and he is overcome with emotion. Just then, the sleigh, along with Cindy Lou Who, who had climbed aboard, begins to slip over the edge of the cliff. In a moment of heroism, the Grinch saves both Cindy and the sleigh, returning all the stolen Christmas goods to the town.

Back in Whoville, the Grinch apologizes and surrenders to the authorities, who pardon him despite May Who's demands for his arrest. Fed up with May Who's selfishness, Martha May returns his engagement ring and professes her love for the Grinch. In the end, the reformed Grinch invites the Whos to celebrate Christmas in his cave, where he personally carves the Roast Beast at the feast, now embraced as a part of the Whoville community.

Cast

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  • Jim Carrey as the Grinch, a bad-tempered, devious and misanthropic green-furred creature who despises the Christmas and the Whos of Whoville celebrations. Carrey accepted the lead role when he heard a tape of a kid's choir singing the song You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. Before Carrey was cast as the Grinch, Jack Nicholson, Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler were considered.
    • Josh Ryan Evans as the eight-year-old Grinch, in his final film role before his death in 2002.[5]
  • Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who, in the film, she is six years old, while in the 1957 book and the 1966 TV special she is "no more than two".
  • Jeffrey Tambor as Mayor Augustus May Who, Whoville's corrupt, judgmental, pompous, rude, and greedy mayor who was also the Grinch's childhood bully.
    • Ben Bookbinder as eight-year-old Augustus, who bullies Grinch as an attempt to get Martha to notice him instead.
  • Christine Baranski as Martha May Ovier Who, the Grinch's childhood crush. Mayor Augustus May Who also has feelings for her, but Martha does not like him because of his arrogance.
    • Landry Allbright as 8-year-old Martha, who shows affection for the Grinch and dislikes when kids at school pick on him.
  • Bill Irwin as Lou Lou Who, Betty's husband and Cindy, Drew and Stu's father.
  • Molly Shannon as Betty Lou Who, Lou's wife and Cindy, Stu and Drew's mother.
  • Anthony Hopkins as the narrator. Hopkins recorded the entire narration for the film in a single day.[6][7]
  • Kelley as Max, the Grinch's pet dog and best friend. To play Max, six dogs in total were used.[8] The main among them was a dog named Kelley who was rescued from a pound by Ron Howard.[9] The other dogs had their hair cut and dyed to resemble Kelley.[10]
  • Clint Howard as Bris Who, the mayor's sycophantic aide and servant.
    • Reid Kirchenbauer as eight-year-old Bris Who.
  • Mindy Sterling as Clair Nella Who, one of the Grinch's two adoptive mothers.
  • Rachel Winfree as Rose Who, one of the Grinch's two adoptive mothers.
  • Jeremy Howard as Drew Lou Who, one of the mischievous sons of Lou and Betty, twin brother of Stu and older brother of Cindy.
  • T. J. Thyne as Stu Lou Who, the other mischievous son, twin brother of Drew and older brother of Cindy.
  • Jim Meskimen as Officer Lihan Who, the chief of police.
  • Mary Stein as Miss Rue Who, the Grinch's school teacher who later becomes Cindy's teacher.
  • Deep Roy as Post Officer Clerk.
  • Rance Howard as Elderly Timekeeper.
  • Verne Troyer as Band Member.
  • Bryce Howard as Surprised Who.

Production

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Development

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Ron Howard, director and producer.

Before his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss refused offers to sell the film rights to his books. After his death, his widow Audrey Geisel agreed to several merchandising deals, including clothing lines, accessories and CDs.[11] In July 1998, her agents announced via letter that she would auction the film rights of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. To pitch their ideas to Geisel, the suitors had to be willing to pay $5 million, 4% of the box-office gross, 50% of the merchandising revenue and music-related material, and 70% of the income from book tie-ins. The letter also stated that "any actor submitted for the Grinch must be of comparable stature to Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey." Additionally, it was stipulated that the estate would not consider a director or writer who had not earned at least $1 million on a previous picture.[12]

20th Century Fox pitched its version with director Tom Shadyac and producers Dave Phillips and John Davis in attendance, with Jack Nicholson in mind to play the Grinch.[13] The Farrelly brothers and John Hughes pitched their own versions.[14] Universal Pictures held its presentation with Brian Grazer and Gary Ross in attendance. Geisel refused each offer. Grazer then enlisted his producing partner Ron Howard to help with the negotiations. At the time, Howard was developing a film adaptation of The Sea-Wolf. Despite being an avid fan of the animated Grinch special, he did not express interest in a live-action version. However, Grazer talked him into traveling to Geisel's residence for the pitch meeting.[15] While studying the book, Howard became interested in the character Cindy Lou Who, and pitched a film in which she would have a larger role, as well as a materialistic representation of the Whos and an expanded backstory for the Grinch.[16]

In September 1998, Howard signed to direct and co-produce the film, with Carrey in the lead role.[17] It was also reported that Universal Pictures paid $9 million for the film rights for Grinch and Oh, the Places You'll Go! to Geisel.[18] Before Howard signed on, Tim Burton was asked to direct, but turned it down due to a scheduling conflict with Sleepy Hollow.[19] Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman (of both Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Doc Hollywood fame) wrote the final screenplay after eight drafts, but Geisel also had veto power over the script. She objected to several of its jokes and sexual innuendos, including one about a family who did not have a Christmas tree or presents, jokingly called the "Who-steins"; and the placement of a stuffed trophy of The Cat in the Hat on the Grinch's wall.[20] Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer (who were also writers on the television series Seinfeld) did an uncredited rewrite.[21]

Filming and makeup

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Whoville Grinch Family Sedan from How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Stahls Automotive Collection

Principal photography took place from September 1999 to January 2000. Geisel visited the set in October 1999. Most of the Whoville set was built on the Universal Studios Backlot, behind the Bates Motel set from Psycho. Rick Baker designed and created the prosthetic makeup for Carrey and the rest of the cast. It took a number of tests, and ultimately Carrey admiring a photo of Baker in his first test makeup, for the decision to use Baker's original design. The Grinch suit was covered in yak hair, dyed green, and sewed onto a spandex suit.[22] Application of the makeup took up to two and a half hours; Carrey regularly and repeatedly described the costume "akin to being buried alive;" after one such session, a frustrated Carrey kicked a hole in the wall of his trailer. Carrey's makeup artist Kazu Hiro recounted, "On set, [Carrey] was really mean to everybody, and at the beginning of the production they couldn't finish. After two weeks we only could finish three days' worth of shooting schedule, because suddenly he would just disappear, and when he came back, everything was ripped apart. We couldn't shoot anything." Hiro left the production until Baker and Howard had a discussion with Carrey on how important he was to the project. Carrey agreed to keep his anger in check, and Brian Grazer hired a consultant who trained Carrey on "methods of enduring torture," and Hiro returned.[23] Josh Ryan Evans, who played the eight-year old Grinch, wore the same style of makeup and bodysuit Carrey wore.[24] In total, Carrey spent 92 days in the Grinch make-up and became adept at remaining calm during its application.[25] Most of the appliances the actors wore were noses that connected to an upper lip along with some dentures, ears and wigs.[26] To cheer up Carrey, Howard once wore a Grinch suit, and on another day, brought Don Knotts onto the set, knowing that Carrey was a fan of Knotts' work.[27]

The yellow contact lenses that Jim Carrey wore to play The Grinch were so uncomfortable that he could not wear them on many occasions. This required that in some scenes his eyes be colored in post-production.[28] One morning, Howard arrived at the studio at 3:30 p.m. to put on the Grinch makeup and costume and led the entire day wearing the makeup. When Carrey saw him, he became angry, thinking that he was a hired stuntman who did not look anything like him.[28] In the scene where the Grinch is directing his dog, Max (Kelley), before stealing Christmas, Carrey made fun of Howard, imitating his style of directing. Howard found the scene hilarious and decided to include it in this movie.[29]

Visual effects

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The film's visual effects were provided by Digital Domain.[30][31]

Digital Domain crafted complex CGI environments and characters, integrating them seamlessly with live-action elements to maintain the magical and whimsical feel of Whoville. Additionally, the film utilized extensive makeup and practical effects to transform Jim Carrey into the Grinch. This transformation involved hours of makeup application, using pioneering techniques to ensure flexibility and expressiveness in Carrey's facial movements.[32][33]

Music

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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
Recorded2000
Genre
Length73:19
Label

The soundtrack for the album was released on November 7, 2000.[34] It features a collection of music performed by several artists, including Busta Rhymes, Faith Hill, Eels, Smash Mouth, and NSYNC.

An expanded edition of the soundtrack featuring more cues from Horner's score was released on November 1, 2022 on La-La Land Records.[35]

All song lengths via Apple Music.[36]

All music is composed by James Horner, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."Kids Today" (Dialogue) Taylor Momsen and Jim Carrey0:21
2."Grinch 2000"Dr. Seuss and Albert HagueBusta Rhymes featuring Jim Carrey3:34
3."Green Christmas"Steven Page and Ed RobertsonBarenaked Ladies2:35
4."Christmas of Love"Rick Chertoff, David Forman and Rob HymanLittle Isidore and the Inquisitors2:19
5."Lonely Christmas Eve"FoldsBen Folds3:19
6."Grinch Schedule" (Dialogue)  0:40
7."Better Do It Right"Greg CampSmash Mouth3:10
8."Whoville Medley (Perfect Christmas Night/Grinch)"Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel and Jon OlivaTrans-Siberian Orchestra4:59
9."Reindeer" (Dialogue)  0:35
10."Christmas Is Going to the Dogs"Mark Oliver EverettEels2:57
11."You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"Seuss, HagueCarrey2:31
12."Christmas Means More" (Dialogue)  0:49
13."You Don't Have to Be Alone (On Christmas)"JC Chasez, Veit Renn and David Nicoll*NSYNC4:33
14."Where Are You, Christmas?"Horner, Will Jennings and Mariah CareyFaith Hill4:07
15."The Shape of Things to Come"  6:31
16."Memories of a Green Childhood"  3:28
17."Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?"Horner, Jennings and CareyTaylor Momsen2:09
18."Stealing Christmas"  6:55
19."The Big Heist"  4:01
20."Does Cindy Lou Really Ruin Christmas?"  4:10
21."A Change of Heart"  3:44
22."The Sleigh of Presents"  6:01
23."He Carves the Roast Beast"  3:10

Release

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Theatrical

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas was theatrically released by Universal Pictures in the United States on November 17, 2000.

Television

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It premiered on television on ABC on November 25, 2004 and aired there until 2014 (with the exception of 2009). From 2010 to 2014, it was coupled with the animated television special. It currently airs annually on Freeform's (formerly ABC Family) 25 Days of Christmas. The American television airings include deleted footage which was not included on the original, theatrical, or VHS/DVD releases. The scenes include Cindy's dad maxing out his credit card on Christmas gifts, Cindy asking her dad who the Grinch was before heading off to school, Lou visiting Cindy being made to stay after school after mentioning the Grinch, extended scenes of the post office, the Grinch in his cave, Cindy inviting the Grinch to the Christmas party, Martha May and Betty Lou competing in the Christmas Lights Contest, Martha May winning the contest, the Grinch trying out different outfits to wear at the Christmas party, the Grinch drinking eggnog, the Whos passing out gifts to each other, and Cindy's family getting ready for Christmas morning at night.

Since 2015 (like the 1966 cartoon), it has aired on NBC during Christmas night after the animated television special. It was not aired in 2022 due to an NFL game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Arizona Cardinals. It aired on FX to promote the television broadcast premiere of the 2018 animated film in 2020.

Marketing

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In the summer of 2000, a trailer for How the Grinch Stole Christmas premiered in theaters. It was hooked up to screenings of Mission: Impossible 2, in which Paramount Pictures agreed to screen the trailer if Universal included a trailer to a Paramount film in front of Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.[37] The next trailer debuted on October 6, 2000 with the release of Meet the Parents. Meanwhile, Toys "R" Us began promoting the film, transforming their locations into Whobilation Headquarters with the most aggressive visual merchandising display in the company's history. Shoppers would be wowed from the moment they entered the store by the unbelievable displays and visual elements featuring the Grinch. The Herald Square location in New York City featured floor-to-ceiling themed window graphics of the film's main characters. Moreover, the entrances featured 8-foot (2.4 m) 3D film characters at numerous stores.[38] Wendy's would even begin selling kids meal toys at their restaurants.[39] Other promotional partners included Kellogg's, Nabisco, Hershey's, Visa, Coca-Cola and United States Postal Service.[40]

To coincide with the release of the film, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal's Islands of Adventure began hosting a holiday event called Grinchmas.[41][42]

Home media

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The film was released on VHS and DVD on November 20, 2001.[43] Within its first week of release, the film sold a combined total of 8.5 million home video units, selling 3 million DVD copies and 4 million VHS copies, making it the best-selling holiday home video title at the time.[44] It would go on to join Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Shrek and The Mummy Returns as one of the only four films to sell more than 2 million DVD copies during their opening weeks.[45] Overall, it was ranked as the second-highest opening week home video sales for any live-action film, after Titanic.[46] In December 2001, Variety reported that it was the second biggest selling home video release of 2001, selling 16.9 million copies and earning $296 million in sales revenue.[47] A Blu-ray/DVD combo pack was released on October 13, 2009. It was later given another Blu-ray release with the film digitally remastered on October 13, 2015.[48] It was also remastered in 4K and released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 17, 2017.[49]

Reception

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Box office

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas grossed $260 million domestically and $85.1 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $345.1 million, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 2000.

In the United States, the film opened at #1 on its opening day, making $15.6 million, with a weekend gross of $55.1 million, for an average of $17,615 from 3,127 theaters. Upon its release, it had the sixth-highest three-day opening weekend of any film, behind Toy Story 2, X-Men, Mission: Impossible 2, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.[50] Moreover, the film surpassed Batman Forever to achieve the largest opening weekend for a Jim Carrey film. How the Grinch Stole Christmas had the biggest opening weekend for a Ron Howard film, smashing the previous record held by Ransom.[51] It was the first non-Disney film to win the Thanksgiving weekend box office since Mrs. Doubtfire in 1993.[52] It held the record for the highest opening weekend for a Christmas-themed film for 18 years, until the 2018 film version of The Grinch surpassed it with $67.6 million.[53]

In its second weekend, the film grossed $52.1 million, dropping only 5.1%, setting a new record for highest-grossing second weekend for any film at the time, beating The Phantom Menace.[54] It stayed at the top of the box office for four weekends until it was overtaken by What Women Want and Dude, Where's My Car? in mid-December. How the Grinch Stole Christmas continued to draw holiday crowds while defeating another family-oriented film, The Emperor's New Groove.[55] By this point, it surpassed Mission: Impossible 2 to become the year's top-grossing film.[56] The film closed on March 1, 2001, with a final domestic gross of $260,044,825.[2] Box Office Mojo estimates that it sold over 48.1 million tickets in North America.[57]

Critical response

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On Rotten Tomatoes, How the Grinch Stole Christmas holds an approval rating of 49% based on 144 reviews and an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Jim Carrey shines as the Grinch. Unfortunately, it's not enough to save this movie. You'd be better off watching the TV cartoon."[58] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100 based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[59] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[60]

Despite the film's mixed reception, Jim Carrey's performance as the title character received praise from critics and audiences.

Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars, referring to it as "a dank, eerie, weird movie about a sour creature" and said, "There should be ... a jollier production design and a brighter look overall ... It's just not much fun." Ebert observed that Carrey "works as hard as an actor has ever worked in a movie, to small avail". Nevertheless, he decided that "adults may appreciate Carrey's remarkable performance in an intellectual sort of way and give him points for what was obviously a supreme effort".[61]

Paul Clinton of CNN declared that Carrey "was born to play this role" and noted that "Carrey carries nearly every scene. In fact, if he's not in the scene, there is no scene."[62] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly began his review of the film analyzing the Grinch's "mischievously divided, now-I'm-calm/ now-I'm-a-raving-sarcastic-PSYCH-o! personality" and summed up Carrey's Grinch as "a slobby, self-loathing elitist ruled by the secret fear that he's always being left out of things." Gleiberman expressed surprise at "how affecting Carrey makes the Grinch's ultimate big-hearted turnaround, as Carrey the actor sneaks up on Carrey the wild-man dervish. In whichever mode, he carreys [sic] the movie."[63]

Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle said, "Nobody could play the Grinch better than Jim Carrey, whose rubbery antics and maniacal sense of mischief are so well suited to How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Dr. Seuss himself might have turned to Carrey as a model for the classic curmudgeon had the actor been around in 1957." However, he wondered why Carrey "made himself sound like Sean Connery" and warned that the character's intensity may frighten small children.[64] James Berardinelli of ReelViews wrote that Carrey's "off-the-wall performance is reminiscent of what he accomplished in The Mask, except that here he never allows the special effects to upstage him. Carrey's Grinch is a combination of Seuss's creation and Carrey's personality, with a voice that sounds far more like a weird amalgamation of Sean Connery and Jim Backus (Bond meets Magoo!) than it does Karloff." He concluded that Carrey "brings animation to the live action, and, surrounded by glittering, fantastical sets and computer-spun special effects, Carrey enables Ron Howard's version of the classic story to come across as more of a welcome endeavor than a pointless re-tread."[65]

Some reviews were more polarized. Stephanie Zacharek of Salon in a generally negative review of the film, wrote that "Carrey pulls off an admirable impersonation of an animated figure ... It's fine as mimicry goes – but mimicry isn't the best playground for comic genius. Shouldn't we be asking more of a man who's very likely the most gifted comic actor of his generation?" She concluded that in spite of "a few terrific ad-libs ... his jokes come off as nothing more than a desperate effort to inject some offbeat humor into an otherwise numbingly unhip, nonsensical and just plain dull story".[66]

Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, "Carrey tries out all sorts of intonations, vocal pitches and delivery styles, his tough guy posturing reminding at times of Cagney and his sibilant S's recalling Bogart. His antic gesturing and face-making hit the mark at times, but at other moments seem arbitrary and scattershot. Furthermore, his free-flowing tirades, full of catch-all allusions and references, are pitched for adult appreciation and look destined to sail right over the heads of pre-teens."[67]

Accolades

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Award Category Recipient Result
Academy Awards Best Art Direction Michael Corenblith and Merideth Boswell Nominated
Best Costume Design Rita Ryack Nominated
Best Makeup Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Jim Carrey Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Won
Favorite Movie Actor Jim Carrey Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Won
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Remake or Sequel Nominated
Worst Screenplay Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman Nominated
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Worst Supporting Actress Taylor Momsen Nominated
Worst Song or Song Performance "Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?" by Taylor Momsen Nominated
Worst On-Screen Hairstyle Taylor Momsen Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Film Nominated
Best Director Ron Howard Nominated
Best Actor Jim Carrey Nominated
Best Performance by a Younger Actor Taylor Momsen Nominated
Best Costume Rita Ryack, David Page Nominated
Best Music James Horner Won
Best Make-Up Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan Won
Best Special Effects Nominated

See also

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