I Almost Forgot How to Believe

Rating: Null/10 (11 November 2004)

Thanks to this warm, genuine movie, I remember how it feels to be a child again. I remember the anticipation, the happy feeling of Christmases in my younger days. Adults get so caught up in the dollars, the stresses, and the gifting, and we all need to just pause to sit back, reflect, and believe. I love to "hear the bells" of Santa's sleigh through my children. If you have young ones, they can sit through it. My 3 and 4-and-a-half year old loved it. I'm a softy who is a sucker for a feel-good movie. This one is a pure confection. I read the book every year as a Christmas tradition. Normally I would say the literature should be unadulterated by having a film version, so that the imagination can design its own pictures, but this isn't the case. The movie is that good.