Carol runs the publishing company she manages harshly, and all the employees live in fear. Before Christmas, she is visited by her old, deceased boss who takes her to different scenes in her life—past, present, and future—which show her who she was and how a potential future could be. A classic Scrooge tale. She is given a reason to reflect on her relationship with her mother and her ex-boyfriend, Ben.
I was very hesitant about this one and for a long time I thought it would devolve into a "women shouldn't be ambitious" movie, but it picks up and actually turns out to be quite good and occasionally funny. It also takes the time to wrap everything up at the end. Carrie Fisher's role as the ghost works, and there's a bonus point for her mentioning Star Wars when she's helping Carol remember a Christmas movie.
