Review of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) by Jack P — 01 Dec 2013

While I'm a sucker for a good fantasy story, and C.S. Lewis' Narnia proves a fantastic base for a fantasy film, I can't help but feel "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" to be a bit of a misfire.

The cast, which lacks any real starpower besides the voices of Simon Pegg and Liam Neeson, is generally flat all around, never really able to take command of their roles. The effects were OK, but nothing special. And as a non-religious person, I felt they maybe went beyond what they did in "Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and "Prince Caspian" in belting us around the head with the whole Aslan = God thing that I know Lewis alluded to in the original stories, but I feel lessens the movie version all around.... just not needed, people can draw parallels if they wish.

Here's hoping "The Silver Chair" can improve.