beautiful, but those eyes...

Rating: 6/10 (13 November 2004)

This film will probably become a classic, and many people will love it. There are sequences in it that truly honor the spirit of Christmas, but it would have been lovelier and more commendable had people looked at the expressions on the main characters. The children look like they're "sleepy" or under the influence of some harmful substance. Why did this happen?
Some of the animation is truly outstanding, there is a couple of catchy new songs, and yet, the payoff is not quite what we expected it. Still, the children will enjoy it.
Robert Zemeckis did an awesome job before. Is there a chance he can do what George Lucas do and go back and fix it a little bit? Then we will probably have a true classic in our hands.