BFD, please don't make any sequels, it'll only ruin the books.

Rating: 5/10 (10 December 2005)

If you've seen the Lord of the Rings, you've seen this movie before. I walked into the movie expected to be blown away by a story from one of the best children's books ever. I expected to be enlightened by the Christian philosophy of C.S. Lewis. I left the movie thoroughly underwhelmed, and half expecting to see Aslan edition Coca Cola can. To be honest, I just didn't see the big deal. Whereas some will say that this movie is an epic tale of redemption, bravery, and fantasy I didn't see most of it. There are children acting childish and learning how to take responsibility for their decisions, but that's about it.
The visual effects were very, very good. Kudos to the production team for making realistic looking Fawns, other magical creatures, and a phenomenal Aslan. When they weren't overacting the child actors too did a bang up job on screen too. However they were unfortunately burdened by one dimensional roles and oftentimes came across as whiny and bratty on screen. The actress playing the White Witch was simply excellent, came across as quite sinister, and convincing.
In sum, entertaining yet highly annoying at times. The cinematography and score are purely by the numbers, and probably borrowed from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This would be an excellent movie on DVD or network television, but not an evening on the town.