‘Ebenezer’ Review: Johnny Depp Scowls His Way Through a Spookily Atmospheric but Redundant ‘Christmas Carol’ Retread
Johnny Depp is a picture-perfect Scrooge. But is it enough to redeem his A-list status after nearly a decade mired by legal woes and domestic abuse allegations?
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‘Ebenezer’ Review: Johnny Depp Scowls His Way Through a Spookily Atmospheric but Redundant ‘Christmas Carol’ Retread (opens Variety in a new tab)
“Before he was Scrooge he was Ebenezer,” claims the poster for “Ebenezer,” which seems a bit of a desperate lie. The character of Ebenezer Scrooge did, presumably, have a first and last name at all stages of his life, both of them quite well-known to anyone…
Ebenezer Review (opens IGN in a new tab)
Ti West’s Ebenezer does a respectable enough job taking a more horror-forward approach to A Christmas Carol, but the busy Johnny Depp performance at the heart of the film pulls more focus than is necessary.
A Christmas miracle? How Ebenezer could revive Johnny Depp’s career (opens The Age in a new tab)
Johnny Depp is a picture-perfect Scrooge. But is it enough to redeem his A-list status after nearly a decade mired by legal woes and domestic abuse allegations?
A Christmas miracle? How Ebenezer could revive Johnny Depp’s career (opens The Sydney Morning Herald in a new tab)
Johnny Depp is a picture-perfect Scrooge. But is it enough to redeem his A-list status after nearly a decade mired by legal woes and domestic abuse allegations?
