Strikes the Right Note

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2015)

I watch this film every Christmas Eve, so I've seen it now ten times. It never grows old and I enjoy something new in it every time I watch it. I can understand, however, that this film isn't for everyone. It's a little strange in places, which only adds to its enchantment for me. Whether or not you take the Christmas theme (and as they manage to make an entire movie about Christmas without once mentioning Jesus, it's pretty clear this isn't a religious film by any means), you can take the point about believing. That's what this movie is really about, the suspension of disbelief, the giving over to childlike wonder in an alternate reality, a better reality. As an author, who likes to think about creating small and better worlds in novels, this little gem of a movie hits home every time I watch it.