Yes, Jim Carey is fairly brilliant in what he does and how he does it. However, this is not the "Jim Carey Show", it's supposed to be about the Grinch, how he attempted to ruin Christmas and how in the end he finds redemption and all with appropriate humor applied. Not so here. This is, apparently, about Jim Carey, by Jim Carey, and nothing else but Jim Carey. Hence why for the last few years he hasn't been involved with anything noteworthy. People get very tired of someone who's ALWAYS "on". Same thing happened to Robin Williams. You may be the star of the picture but you are not the picture itself, or you shouldn't be. You are merely the performer hired to perform the material handed to you. The 1966 TV animated version is much better because of three things: the animation of Chuck Jones based upon Dr. Suess's characters, the adherence to the actual story and of course the profound narration by Boris Karloff. Watch this latest "grinch" along with Carey's Andy Kaufamnn "tripe" if you dare.
Review of How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Jim Carey steals the show...but he should have given back to Dr. Suess.
4 November 2006
Warning: Spoilers