THE GRINCH

(U)

The Grinch, above, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch A GOOD heart – even one that is two sizes too small – isn’t hard to find in the charming computer-animated retelling of Dr Seuss’s seasonal fable.

The Grinch is an early Christmas present crammed to bursting with cute critters, slapstick and bountiful community spirit. A trim running time and crisp visuals decked in retina-searing colours of the season should

jingle the bells of families.

The mayor of the faraway town of Whoville (voiced by Angela Lansbury) decrees that this year’s Christmas celebrations should be three times grander than usual.

Everyone rejoices except for The Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch), who lives in a cave overlooking the town with his trusty pooch Max.

The green-furred curmudgeon resolves to poison Whoville’s holiday cheer by dressing as Santa Claus and

stealing the town’s decorations, trees and presents.

Meanwhile, Cindy Lou Who (Cameron Seely) hatches a plan to capture Santa so she can ask the man in red to grant her Christmas wish: to lighten the load of her overworked single mother, Donna (Rashida Jones).

Narrated by Pharrell Williams, The Grinch is engineered to the same winning formula as other animations in the Illumination stable.