The Mean One (2022) (original) (raw)

In a sleepy mountain town, a woman has her parents murdered and her Christmas stolen by a blood thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit. But when the ravenous creature begins to terrorize the town and threatens to ruin the holiday, she decides to trap and kill the monster.

In a sleepy mountain town, a woman has her parents murdered and her Christmas stolen by a blood thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit. But when the ravenous creature begins to terrorize the town and threatens to ruin the holiday, she decides to trap and kill the monster. (less)

Director: Steven LaMorte
Writer: Flip Kobler
Starring: David Howard Thornton, Flip Kobler, Chase Mullins, Rachel Winfree, Allyson Sereboff, Brian Waters
Producer: Martine Melloul

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Review by Brian Orndorf, December 7, 2022

5 / 10

Copyright laws are a funny thing, and they�re about to get funnier in a hurry. Beloved characters from books and movies are being repurposed for horror entertainment, and as the world waits for whatever �Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey� has to offer, there�s �The Mean One� to tide them over. It�s a take on Dr. Suess�s �How the Grinch Stole Christmas,� but instead of pulling ideas from the beloved book, screenwriters Finn and Flip Kobler take most of their inspiration from Ron Howard�s 2000 screen adaptation, which starred Jim Carrey as the Grinch. �The Mean One� can�t afford to hire Carrey an ...read more...

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