Ebenezer Review: Johnny Depp Literally Pisses on the Charles Dickens Classic

Ti West’s *Ebenezer*, starring Johnny Depp, adds more horror to the ghostly episodes in Charles Dickens’ *A Christmas Carol*, but a review argues that the result feels neither especially original nor irreverent. Its darker visuals and practical effects have some flair, yet the familiar story and copied passages of Dickens’ dialogue leave little room for sustained tension.

The film gives greater attention to Scrooge’s sister Fan and former fiancée Belle, portraying Belle as an aspiring writer whose ambitions clashed with his love of money. The review says this added character detail feels unnecessary, and that newly written scenes lack Dickens’ wit. The article also notes the film uses the novella’s chapter headings and credits Dickens only at the very end.