Product: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Two Disc Edition + BD-Live) [Blu-ray] (2008)
Rating: 2.0
Very disappointing.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was such a captivating and enjoyable movie. I was very much looking forward to Prince Caspian, but I was sorely disappointed with this film. What happened? The scenery and special effects are spectacular, but there's so little characterization, I couldn't find anyone to root for. The Pevensie children are summoned to save Narnia, but they are presented as completely incompetent. Peter is so consumed with satisfying his own ego, he leads hundreds of innocent Narnians to a horrible death, yet he is never held accountable or shows any remorse. Edmund, who had such an interesting story arc in the first film, has nothing to do here but make a few jokes and fight. Ultimately, that's all this movie is, a series of impressive but boring battle scenes. I kept waiting for the Pevensie children to become the unified, caring family unit that made them so strong in the first film, but it never happens. There is no growth, no message, no lessons learned. This film could have been so much more, but sadly, the result is nothing more than 2 and 1/2 hours of eye candy.