Reasonable adaptation, not as good as expected though.

Rating: 6/10 (5 January 2006)

I thought the film was reasonable, but nothing like what i expected. I was expecting something with the same sort of quality as Lord of the Rings, instead it was more along the lines of a straight to TV adaptation.
The costumes were pretty shoddy, wouldn't of looked out of place at a theatre or pantomime and the acting was some of the worst I've ever seen. Although, saying that, the youngest girl did very well for her age.
I think the old BBC adaptation was a hell of a lot better than this big money version, do yourself a favour and buy the BBC DVD, its well worth it.
Overall not a bad film, but didn't live up to the hype.