What a great adaptation

Rating: 8/10 (13 April 2006)

It is so hard to do justice to books in films and so many people are too keen to just try and put the first thing they can up on screen but not this film. I have been a fan of the books for many years and when my children are slightly older I will read them again with them.
So what did I like about the film? I thought it looked beautiful, clearly New Zealand is the place to go to get a perfect setting nowadays. However I also felt that the acting was wonderful. There balance was perfect between all of the brothers and sisters although how they are going to do the next one is a puzzle to me as they all look like they will age very quickly!
I can't really say too much about the film that has not already not said in the comments and reviews but I would definitely suggest going to see this version as at last the producers have done the book proud.