It's hard to express how mind numbingly stupid this movie is. I really wanted to like a sweet, inspirational Christmas movie like Miracle On 34th Street, but instead I ended up watching this insipid, clumsy, overly sentimental garbage (and I really like sentimental films).
The film depends on the likability of the lead child actor (Margaret O'Brien). Even Shirley Temple couldn't drag this dog out of the mud. The writing, which every movie needs to give structure to build on, is embarrassingly awful. Supporting roles are all rote and trite. Don't look for anything worth your time here.
It's a suckfest.
The film depends on the likability of the lead child actor (Margaret O'Brien). Even Shirley Temple couldn't drag this dog out of the mud. The writing, which every movie needs to give structure to build on, is embarrassingly awful. Supporting roles are all rote and trite. Don't look for anything worth your time here.
It's a suckfest.