The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Review

Fans of the books will be delighted to see Narnia come to life once again. The delight soon is replaced by darker emotions, as this chapter deals with a Narnia that has dealt with ten generations of conquest by invading humans. The story involves the title character, hopeful to restore old Narnia, summoning help in the form of the four heroes from the previous book/film.

The story is a little uneven, which is not unexpected considering the source material (alas, it was not the best book in the series). In order to pad things out, there is a large section in the middle made up just for the film. It is an exciting series of scenes, but a shame that it serves almost no purpose except to add to the darkness of the overall tone.

Any faults with the story are more than made up for by the characters. Fans of the book will be glad to see Reepicheep and Trumpkin, who practically walk off with the film all by themselves. Lord Miraz is a fantastically despicable villain, and played just this side of over the top.