
Mr. Conductor's supply of magic gold dust, which allows him to travel between Shining Time and Thomas's island, is critically low. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to get more. Meanwhile, Thomas and his engine friends are fending off attacks by the nasty Diesel 10 and his goons. Getting more gold dust will require help from Mr. C's slacker cousin, his new friend Lilly, and her morose grandfather, plus the secret engine he's hidden all these years and couldn't get running.... (Full plot summary below)
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Mr. Conductor's supply of magic gold dust, which allows him to travel between Shining Time and Thomas's island, is critically low. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to get more. Meanwhile, Thomas and his engine friends are fending off attacks by the nasty Diesel 10 and his goons. Getting more gold dust will require help from Mr. C's slacker cousin, his new friend Lilly, and her morose grandfather, plus the secret engine he's hidden all these years and couldn't get running.
Leave your thoughts about Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekTough going in spite of its obvious desire to please. |
| Reel.comMary Kalin-CaseyYet its story moves along with efficiency. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel GillespieYou really don't want to be railroaded into seeing it. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel CaterYou really don't want to be railroaded into seeing it. |
| Jam! MoviesLouis B. HobsonThe reward for adults will be to watch how completely such rudimentary magic captivates their children. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerThe film is inoffensive, and Baldwin is fun and engaging. |
| Movie MomNell MinowIt is also mildly troubling that the female characters are so passive. |
| New York TimesElvis MitchellIt's very slow, though it does offer a respite from the overactive animation that kids are mostly subjected to. |
| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerThis surprisingly complex tale also includes a magic conductor (an enthusiastic Alec Baldwin) who desperately needs magic gold dust so he can do his work. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsIf I had been on drugs, I would have laughed hysterically at those silly trains, with only their googly eyes giving them expression. |