I like "A Christmas Story", but I don't give it the cult endorsement so many tend to around the holidays. It has become a little watered down because it is shown so many times during the Christmas season. Some stations even have "A Christmas Story" marathon. It is a pleasant little holiday movie showing us a window on the 1940's. I felt Darren McGavin was a little annoying as the father, and the mother Melinda Dillon was a bit too ditsey. Peter Billingsley had a cherubic face which helped sell alot of the scenes. The best part of the movie for me was the narrator, Jean Shepherd. His voice was perfect, and had a comedic tone to it throughout the movie. His voice-overs were well written, and the narration gave "A Christmas Story" a uniqueness. Being set at Christmas time doesn't hurt either.
Review of A Christmas Story
