• Starring: Michael Jeter, Tom Hanks
  • Summary: When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. (Warner Bros.)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Negative: 4 out of 36
  1. Reviewed by: Duane Byrge
    100
    A story that soars with breakneck pace but slows in all the tender moments. Visually, this train ride is both majestic and edge-of-your-seat.
  2. The screenplay, by Zemeckis and William Broyles Jr., plumps Van Allsburg's simple fable about the purity of childhood faith in what can't be seen with all sorts of wholly invented characters, complications, and declarations.
  3. 30
    Actually, the wonder The Polar Express induces feels something like a coma.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 67
  2. Negative: 12 out of 67
  1. ChadO
    10
    This movie is simply incredible. I loved everything about it, the characters, the storyline, the music. The thing I loved most of all was the incredible visuals. I would definently recommend this movie to anyone who has not seen it. Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. The Polar Express at times is visually dazzling, but the character animation is bland and boring along with the voice performances. It has a nice and sweet message and moments of awe but the film lacks an extreme amount of fun. I give this movie 46%. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JessicaW.
    2
    This movie has wonderful graphics, but that's about the only enjoyable part. When I went to see this, I was extremely dissapointed and it was torture sitting through the later half. The producers spent way to much time and money on the graphics and didn't focus on any other parts, The story-line--for me--was scattered and hard to follow, though you may find it otherwise. The characters were hard to relate to and emotionless. Some parts were even scary and not appropriate for small children. Pretty much the only happenings in this movie was that the little boy got on a train, went to the North Pole and came back. And that's the whole movie. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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