Well done faithful adaptation of the original work.

Rating: 10/10 (10 December 2005)

I went to see this movie with some trepidation, having seen the damage done by some number of screen adaptations of my favorite literary works. I left truly impressed. The movie is extremely faithful to C.S. Lewis' book, and has included all significant portions of it. The children's characters are reasonably developed in the acting and display the range of responses appropriate to the roles. Lucy at first seemed too young to me, but as the movie developed, I realized that my mental image from the books was probably less accurate than that which guided the casting of the movie. Special effects were quite competent, and even the cameo roles were very well done. I particularly liked the Professor. If you are a fan of the books, be sure to stay through the credits to see the last cameo exchange between the professor and Lucy. I hope that this movie is sufficiently successful that they will be encouraged to bring some of the other books to the screen. Highly recommended.