One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
At every turn, the filmmakers go for clutter and tumult where simplicity would do -- and Adamson, to put it kindly, isn't the fleetest of action directors.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
19 May 2008
rotten:
Too many fights, not enough magic.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
19 May 2008
rotten:
Adamson adjusts to the darker tone nicely, but the kids, so richly drawn in the first film, often seem to be carried along in the wake of the chugging plot.
– Hank Sartin,
Time Out New York,
22 May 2008
fresh:
Adamson barrels the action along in an even-handed manner that should keep most of the family happy.
– Tom Charity,
CNN.com,
18 Oct 2008
rotten:
Squanders both its first-rate computer graphics and its sturdy international cast.