Neat to look at, but not much there.

Rating: 5/10 (25 August 2009)

The Polar Express is a film that has so much there. There is so much involved in the making. Tom Hanks plays a bunch of characters, there was a 165 million dollar budget involved. It's from director Robert Zemekis(Back to the future, Romancing the stone). Also, the film is pretty neat to look at. But in all, The Polar Express is a mediocre attempt that is more original than Zathura but far from being as good as Jumanji. I loved Jumanji. Which was also written by Chris Van Allsburgh. The Polar Express isn't really that exciting of a film. In looks, The Polar Express would be great. There's something about it that just rubs me the wrong way. I also find it kind of irritating, or at least some of the characters. Tom Hanks tries to keep the film together. It's not his fault I don't think it's that good of a film, there are many reasons. I just think it's an overrated film that is good on neatness, but bad on most things. I hate to say it but The Polar Express is a thumbs down. Robert Zemeckis made up for it with 2007's Beowulf. Which was neater and far more entertaining than this. I hope he can recapture the magic with A Christmas Carol coming out in November. But to wrap things up, The Polar Express is high on looks, low on many other things. The Polar Express: 5.7
The Plot: A boy wakes up in the middle of the night and jumps on board a train which is heading for The North Pole.