An Unwatchable disaster

Rating: 2/10 (5 December 2019)

I get the really young generation rating this high because of nostalgia; they grew up (mid 2000s) being forced to watch this either by parents or schools and subsequently being desensitized to it's objectively horrifying presence.
Let's talk about the elephant in the room: the deeply disturbing and unwatchable motion capture animation. At the time it was revolutionary but that was 2004. Technology has advanced drastically and this film has stood eerily still. No lip movements, empty eyes, and macabre facial expressions plague the characters in this film and push it over the edge into the uncanny valley.
Tom Hanks' voice acting is fine. The children horrifying and perplexing. The music is nice but there is no story. No Christmas magic or spirit. Instead it feels like an immersive Universal ride in all the worst ways.
Zero charm, zero characters, zero plot, zero heart. A hollow bulb of a holiday film that will strike fear and nightmares into the hearts of children generations to come.
You saw this as a child, congratulations. This is still an objectively horrible viewing experience.