Stop ruining Christmas

Jim Carrey, whose appalling portrayal of the Grinch is seared into my memory, is now taking on, or taking down, A Christmas Carol. Carrey will not only play Scrooge, but also the three ghosts, making him a quadruple threat. Writer-director Robert Zemeckis, who put his own stamp on the holiday with The Polar Express, may come up with something interesting, but it will likely have to be in spite of his star, who has his moments but really rubbed me the wrong way in the Dr. Seuss movie. Needless to say, the notion of another Christmas Carrey does not fill me with glad tidings.