I’ve been hard on Illumination in the past, but for a good reason.  Universal’s animation company always seemed to be borrowing from other brands, from copycat plots to specific character designs.  This makes the studio’s version of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch a bit of an anomaly.  It’s an existing, well known property that could’ve been another clone but, instead, Illumination has provided a new take on the popular Dr. Seuss curmudgeon, which also includes luscious animation…