The Polar Express is the scariest film I have ever seen. The characters delve into the Uncanny Valley so much, you wonder why Mo-Cap is even being used. Thankfully, Avatar and A Christmas Carol have improved the technology vastly, but this film remains a sore spot for all fans of animation.
In this film, a young boy learns to believe again, thanks to a magic train that takes him and other children to the North Pole.
This film really has too much padding in it to relaly be called a full motion picture and probably works better on TV where it should be. Tom Hanks is a great man, but he's stiff in his film despite haveing 5 roles. The whole film feels like it's some wasted oppurtunity of both acting and visuals. This film could've been the pinnacle of Christmas films like Miracle on 34th Street...instead it's as flat as a stale Christmas cookie.
Rating: 4.8 out of 10 or D+
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