Film 94 (Goal: 300) of 2024

Miracle on 34th Street is a very sweet, yet at times completely unrealistic Christmas film, that captures the essence of Christmas - to put your faith in something and the rewards of that faith. I've never seen the original so I can't comment on comparisons to the original story, or quality in the remake compared to it's predecessor - all I know is that I really enjoyed this. Richard Attenborough is perfectly cast as the film's Santa. Most of the film works because of his charm. There's a host of popular actors from the 90s in here - Mara Wilson, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, James Remar, Robert Prosky, Jane Leeves - and while some are wasted, particularly Remar and Leeves, they all do a good job with the time allocated to them.

Miracle on 34th Street may not be the most fondly remembered Christmas film, especially against some of the other holiday releases of that decade. But it's a film I think that still holds up really well. Now whether it holds a candle to the original, that's another question.