Fantasy movie old style

Rating: 6/10 (16 March 2011)

An enjoyable movie perfect for the whole family.
It is an archetypal fable for children, full of children heroes, wondrous creatures, a beautiful nasty witch, a king lion, magic, battles, good and evil, adventure and action. The movie is entertaining and visually charming, and the visual effects are not overwhelming and do what they should do - help to present the story in a believable way instead of becoming the star of the movie.
All actors are OK in their roles, especially Tilda Wilson, believable as evil witch, and the young Georgie Henleyhe as the youngest sibling, whose face and expression reminded me of Judy Garland when she was a child. Really, her face conveys so much magic and tenderness, she is so expressive, that the role really suited her, and gave the movie that magic innocence that it needed.