HERE’S A NARNIA ROUNDUP, and here’s an article from the (London) Times condemning over-literalism.

UPDATE: Reader Melissa Feagins emails with this review:

Leaving aside the Christian allegory and opinions as to the writing ability of C.S. Lewis, my husband and I took our three kids to see The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe today. The theater was full and not just of parents with kids. I saw teens and several older couples with no children along. My eight-year old dubbed it, “the best movie ever!” It’s a two and a half hour movie and my five-year old sat almost perfectly still through the whole thing and there was none of the usual chatter you hear from children in theaters. More unbelievably to myself, I sat through the whole thing. I have arthritis in one of my hips and I never sit down for more than an hour at a time anymore and that not very often. I left the movie stiff and limping, but more than entertained. It was well worth the $25.00 it cost us to see the show. If you haven’t taken the InstaFamily to this film, please do. It’s wonderful in every way: faithful to the book (the beginning scene does explain how the children come to be living with the Professor, but that’s the only real difference and a great addition, I think), marvelous acting, great cinematography and effects. I’m no expert on literature or film, but I LOVED this movie and highly recommend it to all.

The audience reviews seem to be quite positive.