Exciting and True to the Book

Rating: 9/10 (27 December 2005)

The only complaint I have is that it didn't last longer! Despite his wish to avoid a live action version of any of the seven Chronicles, C.S. Lewis would be proud. Tilda Swinton IS the White Witch, she is as cold and calculating as one would expect her to be. Her violent cruelty as well as some of the other violent themes are toned down a bit, though - a little Disneyfied - however, the strangeness of the tale is uncompromised and it is truly magnificent. It is obvious to me that, like The Lord of the Rings, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was made by some who appreciate the book, if not absolutely love it. The cinematography is phenomenal and the casting couldn't have been better. I can't wait to see the rest of them!