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Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye
Robert Zemeckis has a new toy and its called Enhanced Motion Capture. This film is completely digitized and is an impressive achievement, but the end result is just slightly creepy looking. That is not the big problem here, however. The story is flat and try as they might to spice it up with lots of fast-moving, out-of-control wild race scenes, but it doesn’t change the fact that little happens here and that the characters are poorly developed. Tom Hanks is a talented actor, but lacks the high-energy, chameleon ability to pull off the challenge of multiple characters.
An unnamed boy is faltering with his belief in Santa one Christmas Eve and finds himself being invited onto a magical train for a trip to The North Pole. Along the way, he meets a stern, but kind, conductor (Tom Hanks reads both roles) and a clever girl (Nona Gaye). There is not much of a story, here and the whole film lacks impact.
Many people were impressed with this technologically advanced feature, but the accomplishment in that area is not enough. The boring, undeveloped story ultimately results in a disappointing end result.
