Great visuals, terrible movie

Rating: 1/10 (1 December 2004)

I was hyped to watch this movie by the stellar initial reviews on IMDb. After watching it, my faith in the IMDb has slumped. My lesson learned: never trust an IMDb score for a movie before at least 1500 people voted! This movie was stunning as far as the graphics are concerned, but the story ... OUCH! Completely one-dimensional, cliché-ridden, 90's politically correct and without one shred of originality. Tom Hanks would turn in his grave if he was dead (and he might be, because after all: his character is computer generated!)
To all people who are thinking about watching this movie: Don't! You are much better off renting pretty much any other chrismas movie. Try "A Nightmare Before Christmas" if you are into animation and great humor and storytelling. Watch this movie if you want to know the state-of-the-art in computer generated visuals and NOTHING more. 1 out of 10.