the lion and the witch and and the wardrobe be a film with a lot to live up to . not just it ( considerable ) legacy and but the many recent fantasy film as well . the one place where there be no worry be the story . four child live in london during ww2 be send away a refugee to live in the country . the place they be stay be the home of an elderly professor . the young soon discover a magical wardrobe which lead into another world . all of this be brilliant set up for an adventure . it work much good than if they have simply enter a wardrobe in their own home . out of many difficulty relate to production and one of the large lay in the script . ann peacock do a fine job adapt a film which be not particularly suit to the cinema . the director and andrew adamson be a bit unsteady with his first live action feature . at time and a real spark be evident and but it be sometimes film too much like animation . one of the most important part be the score . harry gregson williams do do a fine job and but have not create a score that be quite good enough to work separate from the film . the few vocal that be include work nicely as well . the cast be nearly perfect . the expression of wonder and awe on the face of georgie henley ( lucy ) seem to be completely real . she be a joy to watch and and appear to truly love play her role . skandar keynes ( edmund ) play his character with all appropriate mean spiritedness and greedy attitude . william moseley and anna popplewell ( peter and susan ) be good a well and but not a complicate or important character a the two young . tilda swinton ( jadis the white witch ) have a shockingly sharp stare and which she use greatly to her advantage . her appearance and demeanor be excellently suit to her role . james mcavoy ( tumnus ) be one of the stand out support role and and fit seamlessly into his animate low half . of course and most important of all be the character of aslan and voice by liam neeson . a perfect choice for the role and neeson give a sense of great age and dignity . even though i miss the opening night due to bad canadian weather and the crowd retain that grand spirit of be one of the first to see a film . the lion and the witch and and the wardrobe have leave a big impression for fantasy film to follow and and will likely be follow by six more motion picture from the chronicle of narnia . 9. negative .