Overly sophisticated acting on the part of the children

Rating: 3/10 (13 December 2005)

My wife and I were very disappointed with the Narnia movie.During the first 45 minutes particularly it was very labored.Throughout the movie the children acted in an overly polite speaking style, which bordered on the robotic. The two oldest children appeared to have a physical age of 15-16 years, yet they spoke and acted like children of a considerably younger age. The youngest girl appeared to have a physical age of 7-8 years,but she spoke like a sophisticated 12 year old. When the children tramped about in the snow they exhibited little discomfort from the cold temperature despite only wearing flimsy clothing. The highlight of the movie proved to be the lion and the witch and the costumes of the other various characters, all of whom prevented this movie from being a total disappointment for my wife and I.