Overview
- Gurinder Chadha directs a contemporary A Christmas Carol retelling centered on Eshaan “Mr” Sood, a Hindu British immigrant shaped by the Ugandan Asian expulsion.
- Early reactions skew negative, including a zero-star Telegraph review and a pan from the Guardian.
- Empire offers a more forgiving take, praising the concept while flagging stretched production values and weak songs, and suggesting it could become a festive perennial.
- Critics cite conspicuous technical issues such as out-of-sync vocals, noticeable green-screen and janky CGI, plus a touristy London sheen that softens the story’s hardship.
- The ensemble includes Kunal Nayyar, Hugh Bonneville, Eva Longoria, Billy Porter, Boy George and Danny Dyer, with credits nods from Priyanka Chopra, Jassi Sidhu and Malkit Singh.