"An American Christmas Carol "is different in some ways from the original " A Christmas Carol ". At least the characters names are changed in this movie. I have seen many versions of this story and have enjoyed all of them. This is not my most favorite version of all,but it is maybe my fourth favorite. I like the original story better, that is why I gave it 4 stars. It does do a good job of telling the story of Scrooge, even with the name changes. It is the same general idea. I would recommend it to anyone who likes the original story.