A satisfying film

Rating: 9/10 (9 December 2005)

This first in what will hopefully be a series of Narnia films is wonderful.
The cast is nearly perfect, the directing is superb, the special effects are among the most satisfying I've seen, and the script is terrific considering that the writers had to leave out so much of the book.
I loved the characters of Lucy, Mr. Tumnus, and the beavers.
My only hunger was for the film to be longer. I wish that that the tie with Aslan the Lion could have been developed more thoroughly before the emotional scenes at the end.
Still, the film is wonderfully done and I can hardly wait for it to be released on DVD so I can own it.