The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge (2024) YTS

Reviewed by 6 / 10

A decent slasher hampered by plot exposition

Surprisingly, this isn't a bad little horror film. The effects aren't bad, the kills are fun, and the acting isn't terrible. But at the ending got nearer and nearer, the film faltered more and more. What this flick needed was a bigger budget so that we could have seen the tragedy that launched it all acted out in front of us - the prologue that sets the stage for the "then" "now" fade-in, the flashbacks that give new angles and information as the movie unfolds. That's the fun of these kind of movies - putting the pieces together and the collective "oooooh" that comes when you figure it out. I really think the final plot twist in this film could have been one for the ages if they'd actually set it up on screen. Instead, we're left to have the characters relate it all verbally. I'd love to see someone remake this movie and give it that shot.

Reviewed by 4 / 10

Fun festive thrills

I recently finished this on tubi tv. This one played out like a lifetime channel thriller which was no surprise because this was directed by Jake Helgren and produced by the ninth house who both pretty much do lifetime movies. Either way this was a fun holiday thriller.A group of old college friends get together at a gorgeous and huge isolated home clear up in the mountains for a holiday college reunion. These things never turn put good in movies because someone has a sharp axe to grind with this group who all had a hand in a friends supposed suicide years before and find themselves on the comical Mr. Scrooge's naughty list and once your on there, you're dead. The friends fi d themselves trapped and being killed off one by one instead ways that mimic their own nasty character.With a relatively small cast, if was fun trying to figure out which one of these people were the killer since you could tell it was a person in a mask and costume instead of a evil chrostmas spirit.For a tv thriller, the kills were quite mean and nasty.There is a semi clever twist in the end, but the killers motives fell flat just a little. Recommend!Overall not a bad effort at all and this one was highly enjoyable.

Reviewed by TheMovieSearch 1 / 10

Clash, slash , give me my money back

The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge might have sounded like a clever concept on paper-a horror twist on Charles Dickens' classic character-but the execution is an absolute disaster from start to finish. What could've been a darkly comedic, eerie spin on A Christmas Carol turns into a cheap, directionless mess that doesn't know if it wants to be scary, funny, or festive. Instead, it's none of the above.The biggest problem lies right in the title character himself. Scrooge, who should've been an imposing, psychologically layered villain, is reduced to a complete joke. There's no menace, no charisma, no complexity-just a caricature in a wig that looks like it came straight from a Party City clearance bin. The costume department clearly had no budget, but that's no excuse for the visual disaster on screen. His look alone pulls you out of the film before he even says a word, and once he starts talking, the acting doesn't save it.The direction feels completely uninspired, as if nobody behind the camera had a vision beyond "make a horror movie about Scrooge." The cinematography is flat, the lighting is inconsistent, and the editing is choppy enough to make scenes feel disconnected. The production team should've caught these glaring issues immediately-especially how cheap and unconvincing the main character looked. But instead, everything plays out like a first draft that somehow made it to release.The screenplay doesn't help either. It's filled with incoherent dialogue, plot holes, and tonal confusion. It's never clear what kind of horror film this wants to be-slasher, supernatural, or psychological-and the story jumps around with no rhythm or logic. The few attempts at emotional beats or Christmas-themed horror fall completely flat. Every time it looks like the movie might find a bit of traction, it derails itself with laughable dialogue or overacted nonsense.The cast tries, but it's hopeless. Their performances are exaggerated and cartoonish, as if they were told to play to a theater crowd instead of a camera. There's no chemistry between anyone, and scenes that should feel tense or eerie just come across as forced and awkward. It's hard to tell whether they were directed poorly or just trying to make sense of a broken script-but either way, it's painful to watch.The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge could've been a fun cult film-a twisted, campy horror take on a Christmas classic. Instead, it's a masterclass in what not to do when adapting a beloved story into a new genre. Between the atrocious costume design, the incoherent writing, and the misguided performances, this movie is a complete train wreck. Unless you're collecting the worst holiday horror movies ever made, skip this one entirely-it belongs on its own naughty list.

The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge

2024

Horror

The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge

2024

Horror

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A decent slasher hampered by plot exposition

Fun festive thrills

Clash, slash , give me my money back

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