unconvincing and badly acted

Rating: 3/10 (5 January 2010)

Loved the books, I have to say. But this film, right from the beginning, fails to convince. It's impossible to be carried along with it; everything is too unlikely and the child actors are, unfortunately, terrible. The director lets them down horribly - it should at least be possible to relate to their characters, but they are allowed to behave in the most preposterous ways. Only the most credulous would be able to settle down and watch this film. The rest of us, after 5 minutes, are wishing we're somewhere else.
That just about says all you need to know.
The rest of this review is padding to make up the requisite ten lines - I suggest you read no further.
There is no god. Christian allegories are best forgotten as an embarrassing part of the human race's history.