Better than I ever imagined.

Rating: 9/10 (9 April 2006)

I absolutely LOVED this movie- I have not been able to say that in a long while. As soon as it started, the environment, music- everything about it easily lulled me into a deep nostalgic peace. My favorite character was little Lucy. Georgie Henley acted absolutely brilliantly, and so did Skander Keynes (Edmund).
Sometimes the Christian undertones of the movie are a little more evident in some places than others, but to avoid spoilers in this review I will not expand on that thought. (though, griffins and phoenixes definitely wouldn't be Christian symbols- at least I doubt it) The only reason this movie escaped a 10, was because of what I considered some moments of cheesiness/choppiness within the main battle. It seemed to go slowly sometimes and it seemed there should've been more attack directed on the main characters (you would need to see the film to understand).
Aside from that, this movie is perfect, both for the young and the young at heart.
Having seen both the Lord of the Rings and Narnia, I'm going to say that LOTR is probably a more "serious" or "mature" film. Both, however, do have a central theme of the main character(s) having to take up a burden that at many times seems too heavy. The similarity, however, ends right there, and any comparisons to battles, plot, etc., are unfair to make.