Terrific Family Film (ages 3-11)

Rating: 9/10 (10 December 2005)

Great family film. We took the kids (3, 6, 11), all of whom enjoyed it at some level. It held the attention of the three-year-old--no mean feat for a live-action movie. He talked about it all afternoon. The six-year-old loved it. The 11-year-old, the critic that read all seven books, liked it a lot.
No sex, double entendre or innuendo. No foul language at all. There's some violence, but nothing remotely graphic. We see no blood or gore of any kind. There are some scenes that are startling and a couple that are scary, but I don't think there are any nightmare-inducers (though ask me tomorrow morning).
The White Witch is a little intense, but it's good to see a villain who is just bad and not the helpless, misunderstood victim of some psychological tragedy that should excuse or mitigate her behavior. She does it because she's evil, pure and simple.
We'll buy this one for the collection, and watch it many, many times. It's a rare film that works for all the members of the family. To us, that's as good as gold.