Spirited

queer-giraffe shared a tip "Spirited is very self-aware that it is another in an endless retelling of A Christmas Carol and that self-awareness is really what makes it work so well. There are consequences and complex ideas explored all while being cynically Christmasy with an abundance of musical numbers. Great chemistry between Ferrell & Reynolds. I was also pretty impressed with the cinematography and production. The camera, as well as the editing, is as energetic as the film with lots of movement. The lighting setups are a spectacle of colors and the musical performances look like a broadway show. Overall, it's a feel good film, which is never a bad thing, especially during the holiday season."

madeline_glanton shared a tip "THIS IS HOW YOU ADAPT A CLASSIC! It was funny, inventive, and just plain entertaining! The plot was so creative (something I never would have thought of and wish I did). The songs were catchy and well-done. Plus Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell were hysterical together. 10/10 Christmas movie!"

harvey_f_smith shared a tip "A nice Christmas Carol comedy film with great musical numbers, based off the book of the same name. Worth watching as the storyline develops from the original and expands on it with a modern feel of the music and dance numbers!"

melly_loveee shared a tip "It had the right amount of comedy and the film gave a nice message. I enjoyed watching this and Ryan once again did amazing, his bond with Will was outstanding definitely deserves a watch!"

kenny_tai shared a tip "This is a funny comical musical, fun for the family. Don't take this seriously it's only a comedy movie, but a good watch almost like a Scrooge sequel."

danielle_henry_6987 shared a tip "Willingly watched this knowing it was a musical, even though I hate them, bc that’s how much I love Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. Nice deviation on the standard Christmas Carol story and I did enjoy it!"

Bongkers shared a tip "It's fun seeing these two actors come together in a Christmas Carol-ish movie but overall pretty forgetful and some cringing singing."

koroegf shared a tip "There's no reason for this movie to be great as it was! It was a November released Christmas musical starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds and looks like it's about ice skating. How in the hell did this movie end up being good?"

wine_bar shared a tip "It had its moments. Kinda wish it wasn’t a musical, but I do love Ryan Reynolds. However, this just won’t make the cut for my Christmas yearly watch list. 🤷‍♀️"

Blackcat888 shared a tip "Ryan Reynolds is one of my favorite actors and I love his movies but this one fell short. It was very predictable. The songs were… something, but I could tell this must’ve been a very fun movie to shoot. The ending was never ending, at least six times I was sure that it would end but no, it just kept on going. Overall it was a bad movie with a few good moments."

JinxtheGamer_234 shared a tip "This movie was hilarious! I loved it and it has a very good cast. Loved the ghost of Christmas future; voice was unexpected in a funny way. #christmas"

eXlo shared a tip "Definitely not what I was expecting...I thought it would be funny in the typical Ryan Reynolds or Will Ferrell movie kind of way; it was more so funny in the family movie kind of way. That being said it definitely could've been rated PG. But family movie or not it's still a pretty long movie."

sue shared a tip "Love Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell and good for them for trying something new - acting and singing/dancing. And, Will and Octavia Spencer had some cute chemistry going. Predictable, but cute and a nice addition to our Christmas movies this season."

harpingabout shared a tip "I think Hollywood needs to let Pasek and Paul take a break to come up with some new ideas, but I loved Unredeemable and I had a good time!"

wonderfulwillow shared a tip "I will start by saying that I grew up in musical theatre, I absolutely love musicals. I don’t think you have to live musicals to enjoy this movie, but it certainly helps. This musical was so interesting and the self awareness of “where is that music coming from? Ugh are we singing another song now?” was fabulous! I love Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, I read it every year! But I don’t always love movies based on this story it’s just been done too many times. I didn’t know anything about the movie when I started it at all! So I was pleasantly surprised to see this creative, truly funny & fresh new spin on such a classic tale. Because this could’ve easily been the worst thing I’ve ever seen but it was lovely! I said to myself I would watch this if it wasn’t even Christmas!! (I only ever do that with the grinch!! Soo, high praise!) I see the most common thing people have a problem with is the length (2hr 7m) and tbh it’s a musical and like a Victorian novel lol, so that is normal. I personally can’t give this enough praise. And if you need any more convincing.. OCTAVIA SPENCER👑❤️💚🤩"

boss10_cream shared a tip "I wasn't completely sold on Reynolds' character's supposed, "unredeemable" evilness based on that opening song he had, despite the reactions of the "Christmas Carol" team that were blatantly prompting us to feel negatively toward him. He basically told natural coniferous tree peddlers to lean into the value of their product by making positive associations, which naturally imply negative ones for plastic tree salesmen. But who ARE plastic tree salesmen? Target? Wal-Mart? You don't typically go to a struggling small business to buy mass-manufactured fake Christmas trees. The small shop owners are the tree lots with the real trees. If the Reynolds character had framed it this way, we'd be rooting for him, at least at this point in the movie. Sure, in the aforementioned song, he made references to "slight manipulation" or stomping down the competition, but that was merely more signaling from the writers that we're supposed to dislike this guy. And, obviously, he was hired to play advocate to the real tree sellers. He could have turned around and gone to a fake tree convention the very next day and riled them up about the value of fake trees. Marketing 101. This doesn't make him a super deplorable guy."

lauren_gomes shared a tip "The story was mostly just fine, and the actors voices had a lot of auto tune happening, but the choreography, set and costume design were all spectacular!"

Rose.Garden shared a tip "It had Will Ferrel in it so it was bearable... as for Ryan Reynolds, definitely not my favorite actor... also it was a bad musical, like at least make good music.?"

hendrik_pape shared a tip "Absolutely loved this movie! Reynolds and Farrell were amazing. This movie will have you smiling from ear to ear…might even make you shed a tear or two!"

kevin_conley_ii shared a tip "Interestingly enough,I saw this in theaters during a mystery movie night at Regal Cinemas. I was expecting to see the Fabelmans because of the runtime presented on the app, and I think I would've enjoyed that more that this. Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferral are the only best part of the movie. Other than the fact that the film tries something different with a few funny jokes and some good songs. But overall, the film just kills every opportunity to show emotion and time for the other characters, the castings vocals are too okay to like entirely, and overall, I didn't like it. Wish it was better than it already is, and I look forward to seeing reynolds and ferral collab for a more better film."

allison_rybak shared a tip "I enjoyed the music, but it was at times uncomfortable as the actors are not strong singers. Choreography was excellent. My partner said, “Well that’s one movie I never have to see again.”"

hannah_dawson_1352 shared a tip "I loved it! I thought it was well done. The Christmas Carol has been retold so many times but this did a nice job of telling the story in a fresh way."

jacquelyn_davies shared a tip "Although I feel like Ryan had all the charm in the world and great comedic timing as always, this movie had a lot of things wrong with it. For starters the movie never ended, it just kept going, it took away from the true and beautiful message of the original Christmas carol and replaces it with no message of hope, joy, or redemption really in anyway, it felt a bit sleazy and commercialized and all those warm yummy feelings you get after watching a Christmas movie are lacking. The only saving grace was Octavia Spencer’s character who she played wonderfully."

laci_franklin shared a tip "I really liked this movie, the only thing I didn’t like about it is that it was a musical. If it wasn’t, It would be 100 times better."

aa_a_2166 shared a tip "Wanted to watch this for some holiday spirit, and came put pleasantly surprised. Really fun version of the classic Christmas Carol story, while referencing it. Overall, pretty good."

michael_link shared a tip "To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much when I heard about this movie and then watched the trailer. Boy, I was wrong. It was quite entertaining! Spirited has a gentle yet adult-like sensibility. It’s not over the top with cursing and innuendo, but it’s there. Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell play well together even if their acting resemble ghosts of former roles. Octavia Spencer and Patrick Page have strong supporting roles. Spirited is a musical that gives a new twist to the Dickens story, A Christmas Carol. I know that being a musical will turn off some people. Just go with it. The lyrics are superb and the singing was… singing. I was so impressed, I’ll watch this again in December. Spirited is streaming free on Apple TV but is also in some theaters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of four"

laura_heibs shared a tip "Fun Christmas film with two favorites. The songs were quite repetitive--can definitely tell it was Pasek & Paul--but they're not very catchy or memorable. But overall sweet film, funny, great cast. 7/10"

kristi_way shared a tip "Spirited is the sole reason I signed up for AppleTv. I’ve watched it at least 10 times and the soundtrack is on repeat in my car. Every part of the movie is just… AMAZING. The script, the music, the choreography, the cinematography, and of course the amazing actors… It’s a freakin masterpiece. Absolutely tremendous."

PAyscue shared a tip "As campy & sophomoric as you would expect from Ryan Reynolds-Will Ferrell musical......and GLORIOUS. Lots of cultural mocking & cameos. You'll love it"