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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian wasn’t screened in time for our press deadline, possibly because it’s pretty lousy. Here’s our web-exclusive review—or if you’re that lazy, here’s the short version:
With nearly an hour of tacked-on battles, sword fights, and overly long journeys, Prince Caspian is bloated and lacking in all sorts of magic that it purports to have. In shooting for Lord of the Rings-scale epic scope, Narnia just comes off as the Shire’s unsophisticated backwoods cousin—desperate to please, and without a clue how to do so. COURTNEY FERGUSON
Full review here.