Waste of two hours

Rating: 2/10 (20 April 2006)

Just finished the widescreen version and had to scratch my head. I'm not sure how this can be described as a Christmas classic. The visuals are nice but the faces of the characters aren't believable, the characters aren't believable, and it gets tiring hearing Hank's voice for every character. The story had no excitement save when the train goes down a steep hill and only then the first time it happened. I would have liked to see some mention for the reason for Christmas or a true Christmas carol but I understand that not all would share this wish so I don't use it as a means of grading the film. I could recommend numerous other films that have much more to offer even without a Christian theme.