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(1 - 45) of 45 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1   B+ "Robert Zemeckis furthers his reputation as a groundbreaking filmmaker, guiding Express to charming holiday merriment and many other unexpected delights."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "Watch out, all you kids who don't believe in Santa. You will believe. Or else. "   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 71/100 "Unfortunately, the journey proves far more interesting than the destination."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine 3/5 "Despite some technical pizzazz, this flick ends up leaving viewers as cold as the North Pole itself."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 2/5 "Zemeckis had a chance to do something truly wonderful. Instead, he slaps together something depressingly mediocre."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius A "Technically dazzling, thematically rich, and filled to the brim with holiday warmth, “The Polar Express” is an instant holiday classic. Climb aboard!"   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 2/4 "The Polar Express is the most expensive vanity project ever made."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes C "A real snoozer."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 4/4 "An endlessly magical experience. One couldn't ask for a movie more pure and genuine. In a single word, The Polar Express is a masterpiece."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2/4 "Polar Express's CGI effects are more frightening than endearing, another artificial composite of the film’s “blockbuster” agenda."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A- "Destined to become a perennial holiday favorite with the young and young at heart."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens C- "The stilted animation can't keep up with Hanks' effervescence. ... Besides, all the vivacity in the world can't help a movie that has no story."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "The Polar Express is the grandest WOW experience I've had in this world of film since the original Toy Story. It's like discovering Pixar all over again."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "Zemeckis is a pro, and the movie should be a hit. Just make sure your kids still believe you afterward."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C "A singularly charmless technical exercise desperately trying to become a holiday classic."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A marvelous screen adaptation of the Chris Van Allsburg Christmas classic about one of the great enduring mysteries of the universe -- Santa Claus."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "A delightful tale guaranteed to enthrall viewers of all ages."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "a deeply confused Hollywood rendering of childhood innocence by way of computer-generated roller-coaster thrills"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3.5/4 "A charming meditation on the inherent cynicism of growing old."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "Good work for the sake of good work -- it delivers something I'll readily admit is enjoyable, but not easily embraceable."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 68/100 "Sure, it's overly saccharine and desperately overblown, and the film loses momentum well before the end, but it's hard not to get into the spirit and enjoy it."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi 7/10 "...might better be called The Bipolar Express, with so much that is sweet and light on the one hand and so much that is tiring and humdrum on the other."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 5/10 "The characters share the same creepy, dead-behind-the-eyes look of the robots in The Hall of Presidents at Disney World. Or Kate Hudson."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2.5/5 "The positives are more technological than character driven, which has been the problem that director Robert Zemeckis has faced since he won the Oscar for Forrest Gump."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 3/4 "Absolutely gorgeous, like a storybook brought to life."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest C- "Its single best scene...comes courtesy of the vastly superior, similarly themed, thirty minute UK animation, "The Snowman." "   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/5 "Maravillosas secuencias ubérrimas de color y magia."   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 2.5/5 "The film's tone alternates awkwardly between slightly haunted, bittersweet nostalgia for childhood innocence and an aggressive, antic cheer that smacks of trying much too hard to convince everyone they're having fun."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2/4 "The world of the movie is the stuff of childhood fancy, but it never engages us in that transcendent way that brings even the most hardened adults into its imagination."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "[A]n advertisement for the Runaway Polar Express theme-park attraction surely coming soon to a Six Flags near you."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4/4 "Its rich characters, spectacular visuals, and unbridled sense of awe and wonder make this the kind of movie families will want to watch together every holiday season. "   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "There are moments of great beauty, especially the vertiginous ride as we watch a golden train ticket carried away by an eagle."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 5/5 "Tem imenso potencial para se tornar um daqueles clássicos obrigatórios nas festas de fim de ano."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3/5 "Watching it is sort of like being slammed over the head for 105 minutes with a mallet made of marzipan."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3.5/5 "Frequently exciting, a little scary ... and rather sweet at times. Actually, it's mostly over-sweet."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "Artwork is beautiful, there are some good songs, but the characters lack expressiveness."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C "The film falls short of present expectation."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4.5/5 "...the IMAX Corporation would do well to have this available every year in 3D. They have finally come upon their staple film. "   Film Threat   Rory L. Aronsky 2/5 "Zemeckis would rather perfect the breathtaking journey of a lost train ticket than craft an accurate human response to a child’s face-to-face with St. Nick"   MovieWeb   Sean O'Connell 2/5 "You’re better off picking up Van Allsburg’s delightful book this season, and leaving the rest to your own imagination"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell "I could probably have tolerated the incessant jitteriness of The Polar Express if the look of it didn't give me the creeps."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek C "Santa's home is not a magical fairyland, merely a quaint European-style city with winding cobblestone streets and — I am not making this up — canned Christmas muzak."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 3/4 "It's visually astonishing and mostly engaging, but ultimately lacks the one quality essential for a true holiday classic: genuine warmth."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 2/4 "It's hard to know how much of that intense martial creepiness is intended as satire, and how much of it is just what lies beneath."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw Read review   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel  (1 - 45) of 45 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1