Disappointing.

Rating: 6/10 (9 December 2005)

I was hoping for really good things from this movie, but it left me feeling somewhat disappointed.
All the ingredients are there to produce a really good film, a good book, stunning scenery and ILM on special effects duty ...but, the screenplay is a little bland, as are the performances of the children. The director has failed to make them sparkle in their roles, just as he failed to excite with his inconsistent pacing through the movie. There seemed to be a lack of excitement throughout, with scenes building and then not moving to the next level to really excite the audience.
It made me jump in a few places (hence the PG rating) and there are good things in this film, Aslan looks terrific, costumes and locations are wonderful but ultimately I found it all uninspiring.
It should have provoked some real emotion within me, but didn't (the book did!) They need to tighten things up if the remaining stories are to be turned into great movies.