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This could have been the ultimate Christmas movie.

posted 6 years ago by strntz (11813)
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So close. So much to love about this movie but one: it would have been so easy to Christmas-up this film a bit more.

The first act and the last act are very Christmas oriented, but the balance of the movie is a standard musical. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good Golden Era Hollywood musical as anyone else, but I suspect anyone coming in to the movie past the first act would never suspect it's a Christmas movie until the final scene around the Christmas Tree.

Without changing much, even simple Christmas themed costumes for the dancers would have been a big improvement. And for Pete's sake, why wasn't the General's inn decorated like a Hallmark Christmas movie???

Still, I'm just picking nits. A solid 9/10 for me.

[–] Stratego (30124) 6 years ago

A little on the long side for me as well, especially since it didn't have much of a story.

[–] jdforyou1983 (1470) 4 years ago

It's a good movie

my rating 8/10

[–] liscarkat (17811) 4 years ago

It's one of the best Christmas movies.