Better stunts, superior use of slow-motion, and family-friendly violence aid in the project's smooth pace and sustained action.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 28, 2020

When the film gets bogged down in the battles the enchantment ebbs away.

| Nov 15, 2020

This is almost certainly the strongest film of the franchise.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 19, 2020

What works to Prince Caspian's advantage is that these great little actors have grown up some, and we believe they could battle or govern a nation, even if they are still a little bit young.

| Apr 10, 2020

Replaces wonder with action and straightforward allegory with muddled theological apologetics that leave much to be desired.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 5, 2019

It's a rare thing for a film populated by fantastical creatures to elicit genuine emotion.

| Oct 11, 2018

I can't comment on whether it does Narnia literature justice, but as a film fan, I can whole-heartedly recommend it as an example of fantasy done right.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 14, 2012

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 24, 2011

Squanders both its first-rate computer graphics and its sturdy international cast.

| Nov 15, 2011

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 23, 2011

It's a relatively entertaining romp, but it would be surprising if anyone is counting down the days until the third movie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 14, 2011

Adamson seems to have decided the great battle at the end of the previous film was its best part and has set out to recapture it but more so, leading to some truly outstanding set pieces, but resulting in a film that is less than the sum of its parts.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 18, 2011

Caspian is a visual sleeper hold from frame one; a constipated effort to erect widescreen wonderment, yet the production is missing dimension and needed narrative gusto.

| Original Score: D+ | Jun 2, 2010

Darker, more complex and less prone to the cutesy wow-factor, this is a gripping tale with a thoughtful message.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 17, 2009

The body count is high, the running time is particularly long for a children's film, and the themes are fairly heavy. But, like Wardrobe, it's a lush and mostly entertaining production.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 4, 2009

Most of C.S. Lewis's peculiar magic is lost.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 23, 2009

Excessively violent but oddly dull...a Crusades allegory for teeny-boppers

| Original Score: C- | Feb 27, 2009

The creakiness of the plot mechanics and the light condescension I detect don't have me looking forward to the third Narnia movie.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Feb 9, 2009

...the opening hour essentially proceeds at a crawl...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 2, 2009

Andrew Adamson shows a more confident and defined vision that works on several levels, however it's unable to overcome a nagging feel of disconnect.

| Dec 23, 2008