Have you ever taken the time to see how many adaptations of "A Christmas Carol" there are? I looked it up, and the answer is a lot: one of which I will get to eventually. There are movies, TV shows, comic books, and even operas adapting the classic work. I thought "Scrooged" was one of them, but according to Wikipedia, it is a "derivative work." That just means that it's based on Dickens' work, but not a 'direct adaptation.
Bill Murray is a national treasure. He has been in some of the best comedies of all time. It just seems right, given some of the cantankerous characters he has played, that he'd be great as a Scrooge analog. There is a little bit of “Ghostbusters’ “Peter Venkman if he didn’t have a moral compass. He plays such a jerk, but not an irredeemable one. It is satisfying to watch him realize he needs to change his ways.
If I have one gripe, it is that the "Ghost of Christmas Future" segment is not what I hoped. It is quick and really boils down to Frank realizing he will die, so he decides to change. If there had been more reflection on the effect he has on others (we do see some of that), then it would have hit harder. You want that moment when he realizes he made the world a worse place, that the people around him are worse off because of him, and that he pushed everyone else away.
