A solid, beautiful looking, adaptation of narnia .Its not without its problems though......

Rating: 7/10 (15 December 2005)

The chronicles of narnia is a visually stunning and entertaining adaptation of CS lewis's classic but while it is a good film, there's something thats stop it from reaching the "lord of the rings" heights it aspires to .
The problem is the kids: they cant act ! Skandar Keynes and William Moseley in particular-they just cant express the range of emotions that peter and edmund go through , and these characters go through a lot !Since these kids have to carry a large portion of the film even though they're not capable of it , its a bit of a chore watching them .
So its a good thing that they are helped out by such a great supporting cast ! Ray winstone and dawn french are brilliant as the beavers and liam neeson is perfect as aslan , but its Tilda Swinton who towers above every one with her effectively creepy performance as the white which .
Another good thing is the visuals, narnia has been brought to life beautifully. The animal characters look amazing and realistic while the lush landscapes of the fantasy world look just how you imagined it.
Andrew Adamson has made a good film but he could have made a great one and(to quote scooby doo)he would have got a way with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids.
Oh and any one who marks this review as "unhelpful" clearly works for Disney.Or has a thing for animals and young children. :)