Again I’m just really gonna repeat and elaborate on what Mark Kermode said about this recently, though I’d planned to watch the original again first so I can’t comment on how it compares except to say I’m sure I’d agree that this version is better. And it is because of Richard Attenborough. Just take the early scene where he tells the stuffy legal types about the Easter Bunny. He tells that story in almost exactly the same manner as you’ll find him in any given recent interview telling a story about Richard Burton or David Lean. He just leaves no room for doubt in Kris Kringle. These days there’d be no hesitation in nominating him for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. The rest of the movie has its flaws but they won’t be discussed here. This is really one of the best this time of year. (sorry for the shortness of review … catching up …)

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 at 10:30 pm in 4 hearts, Movie Reviews and tagged as Christmas, cuties, law, madness, NYC. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.