Ebenezer Review Calls Johnny Depp's 1h 56m Comeback Vehicle Bland
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 12
Ebenezer Review Calls Johnny Depp's 1h 56m Comeback Vehicle Bland
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 12
Summary
Johnny Depp’s turn as Scrooge is framed less as a reinvention than as a cautious image-repair bid, with the review calling his performance merely competent at best.
Ti West’s 1-hour-56-minute adaptation is described as straightforward and unimaginative, sticking closely to the familiar "A Christmas Carol" structure while adding little beyond studio scale.
Ian McKellen, Tramell Tillman and Daisy Ridley get scant room to register in a film the review says revolves almost entirely around Depp’s billboard-ready presence.
The critique argues "Ebenezer" is selling nostalgia for Depp’s old screen persona as much as Dickens, making the PG-13 holiday release a test of whether audiences and studios will embrace his comeback.