Now that I'm thinking about it I decided to go check the Rotten Tomatoes page for The Polar Express. Here are the greatest hits:

"Now it can be said, Santa Claus is a fascist dictator who likes to kidnap and endanger children so that they can learn the true value of Christmas."
-- Michelle Alexandria, ECLIPSE MAGAZINE

  "There's a deeper, shivery tone, instead of the mindless jolliness of the usual Christmas movie."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
(This one was rated fresh, but I think "shivery" wasn't the goal here. -Ed.)

"Zombies have their place, but not in Christmas movies."
-- Tom Long, DETROIT NEWS

 "It's hard to know how much of that intense martial creepiness is intended as satire, and how much of it is just what lies beneath."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
(ooh, somebody knows their Zemeckis filmography. -Ed.)

"Good work for the sake of good work -- it delivers something I'll readily admit is enjoyable, but not easily embraceable."
-- Jeffrey Chen, WINDOW TO THE MOVIES

"A holiday oddity of the first rank: a breathtaking visual feast peopled by dead-eyed mannequins."
-- Ty Burr, BOSTON GLOBE