I was not disappointed

Rating: 9/10 (11 December 2005)

Being a big fan of the books, I went into this movie with no expectations, afraid that I would only be disappointed. But I could not have been more happily surprised. If you're a fan of the book you'll notice a few changes, but none of them seemed to detract from the story. They all fit and made the action move a bit faster and added a bit more tension, which was bound to happen. The only thing I didn't like was the appearance of the White Witch. Tilda Swinton did a fantastic job playing her, but I found her look distracting, it really didn't fit with the image I had in my head. Everyone else, though, was spot-on. When I first saw Lucy I thought she was too young, but twenty minutes into the film I couldn't imagine anyone else. Georgie Henly is quite the talented ten-year-old. I can't wait to see what they do with the other Chronicles.