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Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: A Christmas season evergreen. Read more
TIME Magazine: A surefire, brightly cynical bit of whimsy. Read more
Bosley Crowther, New York Times: [Let us] heartily proclaim that it is the freshest little picture in a long time, and maybe even the best comedy of this year. Read more
Noel Murray, AV Club: Yes, Miracle On 34th Street is pure Hollywood hokum... But the film is pretty savvy too, getting a jump on mounting anxieties about the post-war cult of consumerism. Read more
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: It's a highly professional piece of Hollywood sentimentalism. Read more
Kate Cameron, New York Daily News: It is light, it is charming, it is delightfully funny and completely captivating. It is all that, and something more. Read more
Time Out: The original (and best) version of the cockle-warming tale of a man who claims to be the real-life Santa Claus. Read more
Shirley O'Hara, The New Republic: Miracle on 34th Street isn't great art or high comedy, but it is good entertainment. Read more