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Yes, the production values were excellent. The cinematography as well. And there were a couple of shockingly horrific scenes.

But there were several spots that really dragged. How many times did I have to hear about the Nosferatu character that "He's coming." ? Well get there already!

I can't say I'm an expert on the original story, but there was no reason for the director to stick to it faithfully. Was there this much of the Depp character in it? This thin sickly "girl" is the film's focal point? I was losing interest in her. Far better to focus on would have been her friend, the actress that played Diana in The Crown.

Ah well, me, a horror fan, got bored half way through. I so wanted to like it.

As the title says, the acting was really good, and the film gave a nice, if sanitized, view of 1860s London. But except for "Thank You Very Much," which kicked the movie into a higher gear, the songs were terrible. The 3 ghost scenes felt somewhat rushed to make more time for the songs. Not a great decision because they are the reasons we see the change come over Scrooge. In fact whenever anyone started speaking in rhyme I thought "Oh, no; not another one." If you do watch, ask yourself if an 8th grade song writer could write a better song than the film's "I Hate People," or "Happiness." Chances are the 8th grader could.