Thomas and the Magic Railroad
critic Reviews
, 21% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Kids these days demand cutting edge special effects or at least a clever plot with cute charectors. This movie has neither, having lost in its Americanization what the British original did so right.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRead full articleOwen GleibermanEntertainment Weekly
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNell MinowCommon Sense Media
Will please its many fans, but plot might confuse kids.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreLisa AlspectorChicago Reader
Scenes with Peter Fonda as a melancholy grandfather -- he couldn't get a cherished engine running in time for his late wife to ride it -- periodically bring the movie screeching to a halt.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreEmpire Magazine
With clunky bluescreen, spot-a-mile-off matte work and an absolute lack of synergy between real-life and animated action, it all conspires to provide an appropriately amateur sheen.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDerek AdamsTime Out
If all this sounds convoluted, well, it's a toddlers' film and anything goes.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreElvis MitchellNew York Times
It's very slow, though it does offer a respite from the overactive animation that kids are mostly subjected to.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKaleem AftabThe List
For those under-tens, Thomas and the Magic Railroad will be a great way to spend a school holiday afternoon.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRead full articleMark HalversonSacramento News & Review
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSusannah BreslinFilm Threat
Please, for the love of God, don't let it be a franchise. Think of the parents.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJoe MaderPalo Alto Weekly
There's no magic here, only incompetence.