Posted on 10/11/04
The train that saved Xmas
The Polar ExpressDirected by Robert ZemeckisWritten by Robert Zemeckisand William Broyles Jr.Starring the voices of Tom HanksClassification: GRating: ***½The Polar Express is so delightful it should come with a parental advisory: "Jaded adults, beware. Viewing this may pierce your shell of cynicism and spark a renewed belief in the magic of movie-making." Kids may take this picture's merits in stride, but the rest of us will know something special has happened here. A classic story has brushed up against a new technology and, for once, both are the better for it.
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