Once upon a time,

there was a person named Ryan,

a critic of movies

who knows he is not lyin’.

On a nice Thursday evening,

he and his mom went to “The Grinch”,

whom both thought this

ought to have something of a pinch.

But he was aware

that the original can’t be beat

since Boris Karloff

has the best amount of heat.

The version he could not stand

was the Jim Carrey one.

It seems like that execution

wasn’t a whole lot of fun.

After seeing the reincarnation,

he thought, “Not too bad.

There weren’t any flaws

that drove me really mad.”

For Ryan, the emotion of it

was still very intact.

That would be the message

and solid sympathy in fact.

Sure, the story has done

so many times before.

That doesn’t mean this version

can walk out the front door!

For the negative flaws,

It would be for Cindy-Lou Who,

whom Ryan’s own vision

didn’t cook much good stew.

The sub-plots involving Cindy

made Ryan cringe a bit.

It was going for the bland,

but not for the wit.

Illumination of all companies

made “The Grinch” work.

They were the company that made

“The Lorax” to him a real jerk.

Benedict Cumberbatch,

made a believable green person,

whose humor and mean factor

at times can a bit worsen.

Meanwhile, Kenan Thompson

was funny as Brickelbaum.

He reminded him of the humor

brought to his lovely mom.

The reindeer and the dog, Max,

were both very adorable and cute.

They added some decent adoration

to make their presentation mute.

The weirdest thing for him to see

is that Pharrell Williams narrated.

That might be the oddest thing

Ryan for sure never hated.

Coming out of the theater,

Ryan came out with a smile

that “The Grinch” was not

disgusting, brutal, and vile.

It had the message and charm

to make the green person have sympathy.

He thought it claimed the best

modern “The Grinch” that will forever be.

 

Grade: 6.5/10