Slow, uneventful, and LOUD. I was hoping that I could add this to the family collection of holiday movie traditions, but I was very dissappointed. If you're going to tell such a familiar story as this, it better hold my interest and move quicker. As one reviewer said, I didn't connect with the characters either. I actually fell asleep at the beginning, only to be woken up by ghost Marley's howling and chain shaking. Didn't finish and don't feel like I missed out by doing so. Spend your money getting Polar Express on bluray instead.