Meaning of the last line

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grifter-17351 — 10 years ago(December 10, 2015 08:35 PM)

In the movie it seems to me that Kris hits Sawyer over the head with an umbrella not a cane Am I wrong?

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jhallstr — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 08:23 PM)

Well, just to extend the lifetime of this thread even further:
It hit me at some point that it was the delivery of the line which was lacking.
Listen to it as "Maybe I didn't do such a wonderful thing after all", with the emphasis on "I".
Which is to say that Fred admits that his court defense Miracle was not as wonderful as Santa's was.
(the House, the winning over of Doris and Susan, etc, etc)
The actor just missed the writer's desired emphasis.