Perfect casting, excellent plotline.

Rating: 9/10 (19 November 2001)

I have rarely had a movie that entertained my wife, my four year old daughter and I to the same level. The humor was directed equally to children and adults, and the adult humor (and drama) was subtle enough to pass by a child without phasing him or her. The plotline was both simple and complex, almost Lucas-like in this duality. Kids would enjoy the simple lower-level plotline without having to understand the more detailed, suggestive plot that is diverse enough to entertain their parents. My family enjoyed this movie. My daughter asked to see it a second time when it was over and I honestly considered it. The casting was done with perfect decision, even down to the smallest cameo (John Ratzenberger) as the Abominable Snowman, which looked strangely identical to the same one from the old Rudolph Christmas special..