Nice to see a childhood story brought to the big screen

Rating: 7/10 (10 January 2006)

I read the book almost 15 years ago (for English class) and have forgotten most of the details. However upon watching the movie, i suddenly remember small details which brings back some fond memories of the story.
The movie however is simply an above average movie. The acting are good but not great. Tilda Swinton is quite good in a surprisingly limited screen. There simply aren't enough screen time to built char (especially with 4 main chars!!). Why Edmund would betray his siblings is a bit lost if based solely on the movie. Him being bewitched with Turkish delights also is not in the movie, the movie simply shows it as just another 'perk' if Edmund was to bring his brother and sister to the white witch. The CGI is good but not great, maybe because it was too clean to make the PG rating. Its makes the battle looks cartoonish which is a shame.
If they had made a longer movie and spent more time developing chars AND put in some blood and gore into the battle, the movie would be much better (ofcourse that would make is less of a kids movie and probably make less money for the studio) Nevertheless the movie is quite enjoyable and worthy to bring a wonderful childhood story book to life.