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May 16, 2008

At the Movies: New 'Narnia' is both darker and funnier

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

More is more in “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” the follow-up to the 2005 fantasy hit “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.” It's simultaneously darker and funnier, more substantive and more engaging, more violent and more technically accomplished.

THE CHRONICLES
OF NARNIA:
PRINCE CASPIAN

Director: Andrew Adamson

Cast: Ben Barnes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley

Rating: PG, for epic battle action and violence

Running time: 137 minutes
You can't really call it a sequel because it's an adaptation of the second book in C.S. Lewis' series, but seeing its predecessor is a must to understand what's going on — and it'll make you appreciate how much better this movie is.


 
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