Not For Everyone

Rating: 5/10 (14 November 2004)

I think this movie poses and also answer the question of whether or not CGI. even in 3-D, can successfully carry a movie with nothing else substantial to offer. To paraphrase my 14-year old daughter and her friend with their own slanguage: It was totally without a story. It was like all specially effecty and stuff, and that was cool, but it was no story. Little kids liked it, but it was so boring for older people.
I think that gets to the heart of why I rated it a 4. Success in animation has grown, mostly through Pixar, by offering up movies that have appeal across the age spectrum. Toy Story, Nemo, Shrek 1 and particularly Shrek 2 thrilled little kids while giving plenty of laughs and enjoyment to older kids and especially parents who would otherwise be struggling to stay awake in movies like Polar Express.