3.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Mean One (2022)
The Mean One (2022)
Overview
In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy witnesses the murder of her parents by a blood-thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit. Twenty years later, the Christmas-hating monster begins to terrorize the town once more. Cindy finds new purpose in stopping the creature and saving the holiday.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
3.8
Overview
In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy witnesses the murder of her parents by a blood-thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit. Twenty years later, the Christmas-hating monster begins to terrorize the town once more. Cindy finds new purpose in stopping the creature and saving the holiday.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a horror-comedy parody of a classic Christmas story, primarily focused on genre tropes, dark humor, and violence, without any discernible explicit or implicit political messaging.
The film features primarily traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative, consistent with a horror parody, does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'The Mean One' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a horror parody, and there is no indication of queer representation within its storyline or character arcs.
The film 'The Mean One' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transgender identity within the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a horror parody of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!". The main characters, including the Grinch-like figure and Cindy You-Know-Who, maintain the same gender as their established source material counterparts.
The film is a horror parody of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Key characters like The Mean One (Grinch) and Cindy You-Know-Who (Cindy Lou Who) are portrayed consistently with their established racial/species depictions from the source material or previous adaptations. No character's race was changed from a prior established depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.0
6.0
Critic Ratings
2.3
2.9
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