Negative Positive
Title: Shameful
Review: This remake was an insult to the original classic. The writing borrows extensively from George Seaton's nearly perfect 1947 screenplay, but discards some of the brilliant plot devices and completely omits one of the key moments which we all remember fondly. The scenes replacing them are nowhere near as clever or heartwarming. In fact this film turns very nasty and dark when it comes to the moment in the plot where Kris is framed and sent to the asylum accused of being crazy and a violent offender. The way the Original film dealt with it was sheer genious and not a bit ugly or offensive. The actors in the principal roles are the only lights flashing anywhere on this dim and dreary Christmas tree.
Is the review positive or negative? 