Ebenezer: The Traveler

I'm not saying it's terrible for a zero budget movie but its not great - the flashback to some urchin on Christmas day stood on a tarmacked road/pavement and the pristine historic Yaphank sets gives some idea to the quality of the movie

The script is pretty terrible and the hammy actors.make it even worse.

With a modicum of digging you can quickly find the connection between the movie and the glowing reviews

Save yourself the effort and give this one a miss unless you're desperate for some background noise.

Just saying this to make up the extra characters needed so that I can submit a review.

This film somehow keeps winning at film festivals. The cast even attends in costume with a red carpet. Since there was such pomp and circumstance surrounding the show, I streamed it and was terribly disappointed. First of all, the low quality wigs were very distracting, purgatory is the United States?, Ebenezer only died 7 years prior but his clothing is so out of date, they killed off a beloved child who we were all routing for to live, and then the storyline went nowhere and never wrapped up the plot regarding the main characters! Did Ebenezer ever remember his sister, Fan? What happened after they completed their task? We'll never know, and by the end of the movie, you no longer really care, but are just happy that it is over!

This movie is a complete misfire from start to finish. The story had potential, but the execution is an absolute mess. The acting is painfully amateurish, the dialogue feels clunky and forced, and the production values are laughably low. Every scene seems to drag on endlessly, making it a chore to sit through.

It's clear that more effort was spent trying to create a buzz than actually delivering a watchable film. The glowing reviews don't match the reality of what's on screen-don't let them fool you. Even as background noise, this is unbearable.

There's no redeeming quality to be found here. It's a tedious, poorly made experience that feels like a complete waste of time. Do yourself a favour and skip this one-you'll thank yourself later.

1 star is more than it deserves.

We all know the familiar tale of Ebenezer Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol" and how that story ends. However, sometimes an ending is just the place for an all-new beginning.. and this is where the untold twist in the life of Ebenezer Scrooge continues. The day after Christmas finds him suddenly much less merry, and much more unfortunately... dead. Reunited with his old partner Jacob Marley, a no longer quite so tiny Tim, and his beloved sister Fan; together they are tasked with earning their redemption by helping others to find their own. Their first adventure brings them to modern day Oklahoma to a young mother, her family, and a dream that has become a nightmare. Our foursome must work together like their souls depend on it... because they do. This holiday movie is not just another re-telling of "A Christmas Carol". Instead, it continues the story within the Ebenezer Scrooge Universe, diving deeper into the world-renowned characters we have all read about in the classic novel. This film will further explore the world of Scrooge focusing on family, redemption and forgiveness while literally being filled with "Christmas Spirit(s)". Ebenezer the Traveler is the first of many journeys for the Christmas Carol Ensemble.

The idea of this sounds intriguing, so I gave it a bash and was about 2 minutes in when I realised...I'd been had. The acting is some of the worst I've seen. The British accents were absolutely terrible. The dialogue was so fake and literary, delivered by people who clearly had no idea of what they were doing. I fast forwarded a little here and there to see if things were going to improve and it was an obvious and clear no. There was no redeeming factors to this film except some of the sets were ok, so I gave it a 2.

I wasn't sure what to really expect but I was pleasantly surprised. It looks as good, or better really, than anything on Hallmark or Lifetime, and it definitely had a much better story. Not the same cookie-cutter drivel.

This was a continuation of the original story of Ebenezer Scrooge and A Christmas Carol, which has been redone to death. Instead we get to see what comes next, and it was a little surprising.

There were some nice twists, some clever Easter Eggs to the book, and overall a fun little emotional roller-coaster that reminds us how important it is to keep the faith in ourselves. Without being preachy. If anything, this is how stories used to be. Entertaining first.

There's a great song and a pretty funny end scene that reveals one thing and suggests a whole other, which maybe we can look forward to.

Definitely give a recommendation. Only cropping off one star because you do have to forgive some of the accents.

Overall though, they tried and succeeded with this one.