More importantly, the journey of our younger Pevensies, the emergence of Eustace, and the dashing heroics of a more mature Caspian this time around and the trusty Reepicheep make for rich storytelling.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 17, 2025

The limitless possibilities of fantasy have rarely felt so unimaginative

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 3, 2023

Apted's ultimate downfall is the over-utilization of special effects in a film that simply doesn't require them to such excess.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 5, 2020

What works on the page does not necessarily work on screen, and the woolly plot structure robs Dawn Treader of much of the previous films' energy.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 20, 2020

A good vessel to board for kids of all ages.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 13, 2019

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader isn't exactly bad, but it lacks magical resonance and does not make up for it in character depth.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Feb 16, 2019

Embarking upon this seemingly endless, dot-to-dot like quest of flat and laborious special effect driven events, we fall victim further still to the franchise's ever growing, deluded and cocksure array of purportedly endearing characters.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 6, 2018

Fortunately, by the time we sail into the sweet waters of Aslan's country, things are back on track.

Full Review | Oct 3, 2018

The cinematography is gorgeous and the fusion of CGI and real characters seamless. Even more outstanding is the script that never stalls and blends characters, plot, and themes in ways that entertain and inspire.

Full Review | Jun 29, 2017

What's been missing from the series since the first film is a strong, memorable adversary.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 15, 2013

...rushes from the screen with ambition and color, excitement and thrill, and a relentless sense of optimism that catapults the story and its visuals to striking heights.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 4, 2013

A good old-fashioned adventure story, this family-friendly film benefits from several outstanding supporting characters.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 30, 2013

While "Dawn Treader" still had the look, it didn't feel like a Narnia film because of its meandering storyline.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 22, 2012

This is designed to keep the children happy over the Christmas period and fans of CS Lewis will enjoy the fact that it's a pretty faithful adaptation. But those wanting something different from the usual CGI extravaganza would do well to look elsewher

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 13, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 24, 2011

Lacking a strong central narrative force, there is little sense of what is at stake.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Nov 5, 2011

the film finishes with a suitable roar.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 1, 2011

The only thing more emblematic of this franchise would have been had the ship sank at the end.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 15, 2011

... A perfectly bland blockbuster; as flat as a still ocean and pioneering, in the sense that its synthetic vistas and passionless players, somehow plasticise the imagination.

Full Review | Jun 29, 2011

The series' most entertaining movie so far ... [But] either the screenwriters don't understand Lewis's story, or they're actively subverting ideas he illustrated beautifully.

Full Review | Original Score: 6.5/10 | Jun 15, 2011