Title: Even very good acting by Henry Winkler can't save this flop.
Product review: The premise of swapping the settings of a Christmas Carol to the Great Depression era was an interesting concept. The main problem is the storyline and script. Winkler is cast as a seller of furniture items, radios, etc who re-possesses these items from people on Christmas Eve. It's really hard to get upset over people losing non-essential consumer items. At one point Slade(scrooge) fires his Bob Crachett assistant and does a pretty good job of explaining why it was justified.(So much so it had me on Slade's side.) The visitations by the spirits were simply not very compelling. I found myself sympathizing with the young Slade as he tried to convince his boss to improve productivity and to tighten business practices, to no avail. This movie is alright if you want to pass an hour and a half with something Christmas themed on in the background, but it's hardly Miracle on 32nd Street.
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