The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 16, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
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Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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60
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Prince Caspian is elaborate filmmaking, all right. It's the magic of the human touch that's missing. Read full review
60
EmpireHelen O'Hara
Significantly better than the first film or, say, the first two Harry Potters, but we still can’t love it as much as we do the books. That said, if they keep improving at this pace, Dawn Treader should be a fantastic experience. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Roughly the same as the first in terms of quality and style. It delivers without much visual dynamism, and with a determined emphasis on combat. In the 1951 novel the climactic battle between the good Narnians and the bad Telmarines lasted a few pages. The film version of the same battle feels like "The Longest Day." Read full review
50
NewsweekJennie Yabroff
The more obvious special effects are downright hokey, such as a weird swirling water creature who looks like something out of a toilet cleaner commercial. As the outcome of all the sword-flinging and catapult-launching is never in question, it's hard to stay engaged with the movie once the fighting begins. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Ultimately, it's an absence of personality that does the film in. The creatures remain beautifully designed and Narnia still looks like a colorful, inviting place, but it feels as lifeless as the fantastical anyworlds found on glittery unicorn posters. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
I wish I could be more enthusiastic about Prince Caspian, an honorable and attractive adventure for children and families. But scenic beauty and spirited action can't conceal its dramatic defects. Read full review
50
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
I can't condemn it outright, but damned if I can remember anything (aside from Izzard's performance) that would make me recommend it. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
The wee mousie is fun, all right, yet like the occasionally ragged editing, the fun just gets haphazardly wedged in. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
This fusty sequel lacks the narrative complexity of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and squanders both its first-rate computer graphics and its sturdy international cast. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Such a clunkerama that it made me rethink all the nice things I wrote about its predecessor, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Could the same people have made both films? Read full review
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