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Title: A decidedly inferior remake.
Review: The 1947 Miracle on 34th Street is probably the best Christmas movie ever. This remake tries hard, way too hard, in fact, but is utterly devoid of the charm and wit of the original, and adds a bit of sleaze just for good measure. It also misses one of the central points of both the book and the original movie, the very carefully unresolved ambiguity about whether the central character is actually Santa Claus, or merely a slightly crazy old man. Not worth the time to watch, much less the money to buy. Get the original.
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