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San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
This land of sweetness and light may appeal to many, but to some it is going to seem like living hell.
Los Angeles Times by Gene Seymour
Lays thick, goopy layers of uplift on what should be lighter on the heart and stomach.
Only very small children are likely to be satisfied.
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
Even Amtrak hasn't seen a derailment this godawful in some time.
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Has the look of a great fairy tale -- all that's missing is the tale.
If you're above the target age of 5, Thomas may coax you into a naplike stupor.
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
An inept assembly of ill-matched plot points, meandering through a production that has attractive art direction (despite the immobile mouths).
Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy
An ugly and insipid film.
TNT RoughCut by Susannah Breslin
Confusing to anyone who's familiar with the word "plot."