Flawless fantasy...

Rating: 10/10 (21 January 2006)

***SPOILERS***Beautifully cast (if you'll pardon me pun) and fully realized, THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE is the kind of absorbing film-making that fantasy film fans always anticipate but seldom see. Genuinely moving (and, at least in one all-important instance, downright heartbreaking), this is the quintessential emotional "rollercoaster ride" so often referenced in regard to lesser films. The story never bogs down and the fx in aid of never come across as cheesy (a minor miracle in itself in a miraculous movie). This is, without a doubt, The True Golden Age of Fantasy films. I'm looking forward to the follow-up(s).