The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
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Fantasy. Adventure
During the German air raids of WWII, the four Pevensie children -- Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy -- are sent out of London to take shelter at the country home of eccentric Prof. Digory Kirke, who happens to be the owner of a curious wardrobe. Peering into this wardrobe one day, Lucy finds herself in the snowy land of Narnia, which is mired in never-ending winter thanks to the magic of the evil White Witch, who has proclaimed that it ... [+]
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United States | rogerebert.com | "That's the charm of the Narnia stories: They contain magic and myth, but their mysteries are resolved not by the kinds of rabbits that Tolkien pulls out of his hat, but by the determination and resolve of the Pevensie kids (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" | POS |
United States | USA Today | "An engaging and exciting family film that at times feels a bit like "The Lord of the Rings Jr." | POS |
United States | Detroit News | "It would be easy to brush off The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Lord of the Rings-light. Very light. But the film really isn't even that good" | NEG |
United States | TV Guide | "The extensive CGI work is well used and the children are exceptionally well cast, especially the girls" | POS |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | The movie, for all its half-baked visual marvels, remains remarkably faithful to Lewis' story, and the innocence of his passion begins to shine through" | POS |
United States | Rolling Stone | "It leaves out the deep magic of a good movie, or a good sermon: the feeling that something vital is at stake." | NEU |
United States | Slate | "An entertaining, emotional, and surprisingly intimate movie" | POS |
United Kingdom | Empire | "It's a more dynamic adventure than 'Potter IV' but lacks the majesty and richness of 'LOTR'. Still, it's an enjoyable adaptation (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
United States | Time | "There's no fire, no passion and not much fun." | NEG |
Canada | The Globe and Mail | "The picture goes exactly where the prose does, enticing all of us, kids and adults and atheists and believers alike, down below the brittle surface of our cold logic and into a richer world of imaginative wonder" | POS |
United States | The New Yorker | "The problem with any allegorical plan, Christian or otherwise, is not its ideological content but the blockish threat that it poses to the flow of a story." | NEG |
United States | The New York Times | "This honorable adaptation of C. S. Lewis's novel has much of the power and charm of the source" | POS |
United States | San Francisco Chronicle | "A movie of intelligence and power, of beauty, universality and largeness of spirit" | POS |
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