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The Grinch

The Grinch

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Intent on ruining christmas for all and sundry, the Grinch returns in this live-action remake of the classic Dr Seuss story.

CertificatePG

Duration101 mins

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  • Brianna, 13
  • 3 reviews

The Grinch stole Christmas

4 stars

16 Dec 2021

Meanwhile, 6-year-old Cindy Lou Who notices that her mother overworked trying to take care of herself and her twin infant brothers, Buster and Bean. Cindy initially decides to send a letter to Santa Claus to help her mother, but after an encounter with the Grinch who sarcastically tells her that, if the matter is so urgent, she'll have to talk to Santa face-to-face about it— she decides to go to the North Pole to talk to Santa himself. When Cindy's mom tells her that a round trip to the North Pole would take a month, she instead decides to try trapping Santa with the help of her friends. On Christmas Eve, after making a Santa disguise and crafting dozens of gadgets to help him with his plan, the Grinch and Max, who pulls the sleigh in Fred's place, go down to Whoville to steal the decorations and presents. He soon encounters Cindy Lou after falling into her trap. Her request to help lighten her mother's workload and her kind advice about listening to the Whos' singing to alleviate his sadness touches the Grinch's heart. Despite this, the Grinch continues his mission, unable to let go of the loneliness Christmas brought him. After stealing every Christmas present and decoration, the Grinch and Max head back to Mount Crumpit to dispose of them. The Whos wake up and are shocked and disappointed to see that the presents and decorations are gone. Cindy Lou believes that she's to blame because of her trap, but cindys mum tells her that Christmas is not centered on presents and that Cindy's the best thing that ever happened to her.

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