On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Peter Scolari.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338348/
Watched online, good print.
19 songs in the Soundtracks, 6 are new, Written and Produced by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri. Several others are old standards from the likes of Sinatra and Crosby.
The animation is creepy: the humans move like humans, but look like mannequins. The adventure is the stuff of nightmares, with the train going out of control, the kids crossing high places or flying without protection. I'm glad I'm not ready to sleep.
The story hinges on our Hero Boy (actual character name in IMDb) learning to believe in Santa. Why that involves all this physical danger is beyond me.
Avoid.
Rated 6.6 (151,778)
distr. Warner, dir. Zemeckis; 5
