Disappointment on a blockbuster scale ...

Rating: 3/10 (5 January 2006)

... after reading Narnia as a child and with a daughter who recently read all the books in quick succession, we were waiting for a marvel of imagination and magic, and (why not) a few good special effects.
The film was a total disappointment for all the family, from start to finish.
Dull acting - overlong shots of the children showing standard expressions 1, 2 or 3 (maybe just 1 & 2)
A total lack of expression by Timnis, the Witch and the Centaur (even Shrek had conveyed more emotion)
Dull special effects ... we're spoiled by LOTR of course, but we do expect the Witch's palace to look a little bit better than sheet plastic in soft focus.
The battle scenes would have been impressive to people seeing the film at the time of C.S.Lewis's writing in 1950 but not today ... sorry guys!
In fact we wondered where the $180 million budget had gone ! If the sequel is in production, it's time to call in the auditors !!
Recommendation : If you want Narnia, read the books.