This is the third film in the Narnia series. The movie is based on the third book in the series written by C.S. Lewis and features two of the characters from the first films returning to Narnia for one last adventure.
If you read the books in your youth and enjoyed them, then you will enjoy this film. But I have no emotional attachment to the Narnia Chronicles and I tend to find them uninspired. Dawn Trader is better than the second film in the series, Prince Caspian, but not by much.
The first two films in the series were directed by Andrew Adamson and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. After the less than anticipated box office of Prince Caspian in the summer of 2008 Disney dropped the film series and it was picked up by 20th Century Fox who selected veteran director Micheal Apted to helm the third installment. Apted successfully captures the magic of the first film and gives more depth to the characters. The film has a much better pace than Caspian and relies on more high adventure rather than CGI battle scenes.
With international ticket sales of $357 million (the film is very popular overseas) the series may continue even as the trilogy featuring the Penesive children comes to a close.
At the Movie House rating **1/2 stars
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