by Gilbert B Norman
It appears that The New York Times thinks this is a "save your money'. I guess it will be on the movie channels next year.
Tom Hanks, be his capacity either that of actor or producer, has been involved with some superlative material; cases in point; "Band of Brothers', "Philadelphia", "Forest Gump", "Castaway", even "Catch me if you Can". But, if The Times' opinion is to be considered, this production will not be one of them.
A "brief passage":
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, who wrote the film with William Broyles Jr., "The Polar Express" is a grave and disappointing failure, as much of imagination as of technology.
The "full Monty":
http://movies2.nytimes.com/2004/11/10/m ... 0pola.html
Tom Hanks, be his capacity either that of actor or producer, has been involved with some superlative material; cases in point; "Band of Brothers', "Philadelphia", "Forest Gump", "Castaway", even "Catch me if you Can". But, if The Times' opinion is to be considered, this production will not be one of them.
A "brief passage":
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, who wrote the film with William Broyles Jr., "The Polar Express" is a grave and disappointing failure, as much of imagination as of technology.
The "full Monty":
http://movies2.nytimes.com/2004/11/10/m ... 0pola.html
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