"Good Holiday Fantasy!"

Rating: 6/10 (18 December 2014)

Robert Zemeckis' 2004 animated fantasy features the voices of Tom Hanks and Daryl Sabara based on the book. It focuses on a young boy (Sabara) who doesn't seem to believe in Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve, he finds himself on a magical journey when he boards an express train with other children heading to the North Pole which may help change his mind. Hanks (Forrest Gump) is great as usual, he provides the facial expressions of the boy and voices of 5 other characters. There's also nice visuals, a good score and Josh Groban's song, "Believe" is also great. I recommend this good holiday fantasy that will make you believe.