FILM CHOICE

The Grinch

ITV2, 6.55pm

A new animated version is currently in cinemas, but here’s a chance to catch Ron Howard’s liveaction version of Dr Seuss’ festive tale. Inside a snowflake, high atop Mount Crumpit, lives a mean-spirited recluse called The Grinch (Jim Carrey, pictured) with his pet hound Max. Burdened with a heart two sizes too small, The Grinch shudders at the thought of the impending holiday season. That is until rosy-cheeked moppet Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen, also pictured) helps him to rediscover the true meaning of Christmas. The Grinch is a tour-de-force of heart-warming, old-fashioned family values, breath-taking make-up and sets and lively direction. Despite Rick Baker’s restrictive luminous green body suit, Carrey announces his presence in every frame.