The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 156
Fresh: 76 | Rotten: 80
Its leisurely, businesslike pace won't win the franchise many new fans, but Voyage of the Dawn Treader restores some of the Narnia franchise's lost luster with strong performances and impressive special effects.
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 31
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 17
Its leisurely, businesslike pace won't win the franchise many new fans, but Voyage of the Dawn Treader restores some of the Narnia franchise's lost luster with strong performances and impressive special effects.
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Upon returning to Narnia to join Prince Caspian for a voyage on the majestic royal vessel known as The Dawn Treader, Lucy, Edmund, and their cousin Eustace encounter merfolk, dragons, dwarves, and a wandering band of lost warriors. As the edge of the world draws near, their remarkable adventure at sea sails toward an exciting, yet uncertain, conclusion. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Cast
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Ben Barnes
Prince Caspian -
Georgie Henley
Lucy, Lucy Pevensie -
Skandar Keynes
Edmond, Edmund Pevensie -
Will Poulter
Eustace Clarence Scrubb... -
Liam Neeson
Aslan -
Simon Pegg
Reepicheep -
Tilda Swinton
The White Witch -
Gary Sweet
Drinian -
Terry Norris
Lord Bern -
Bruce Spence
Lord Rhoop -
Bille Brown
Coriakin -
Laura Brent
Liliandil -
Colin Moody
Auctioneer -
Anna Popplewell
Susan Pevensie -
William Moseley
Peter Pevensie -
Shane Rangi
Tavros -
Arthur Angel
Rhince -
Arabella Morton
Gael -
Rachel Blakely
Gael's Mum -
Steven Rooke
Faun -
Tony Nixon
1st Mate -
David Vallon
Slave Trader -
Jared Robinsen
Intake Officer -
Roy Billing
Chief Dufflepud -
Neil G. Young
Dufflepud #2 -
Greg Poppleton
Dufflepud #3 -
Nicholas Neild
Dufflepud #4 -
Nathaniel Parker
Caspian's Father -
Daniel Poole
Young Man -
Mirko Grillini
Telmarine Sailor -
Ron Kelly
Steward -
Laurence Coy
Photographer -
Douglas Gresham
Slaver #1 -
Michael Maguire
Slaver #2 -
Catarina Hebbard
Gael's Aunt -
Tamati Rangi
Minotaur -
Lucas Ross
Handsome Soldier -
Megan Hill
Pretty Young Nurse -
David Sachet
Trader -
Ross Price
First Mate
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All Critics (157) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (77) | Rotten (80) | DVD (9)
Not quite a must-see, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is nonetheless a sturdy outing with many of the charms that have become franchise trademarks.
Top CriticCould be an optical illusion, but it seems that a flat, dull movie shot in 3-D just looks flatter and duller.
The visual splendor is still there, in moderate amounts.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is still very much a "Narnia" movie. In other words, it's filled with fantastical creatures, bloodless battles, quasi-mystical undercurrents and an unfortunate helping of hooey.
Despite some rejiggering of the book's plot, it's a film that should please Narnia fans and, if it does well, may lead to the return of Eustace in the next installment, The Silver Chair. Here's hoping.
The 3-D effects are standard, the children and the prince are a bit bland, and Michael Apted's direction veers into listlessness, but there is, at times, a pleasing elegance to the production, too. It doesn't assault you.
The only "Narnia" Chronicle that's a worthy challenger to the far more popular Harry Potter pictures
While "Dawn Treader" still had the look, it didn't feel like a Narnia film because of its meandering storyline.
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
Lacking a strong central narrative force, there is little sense of what is at stake.
the film finishes with a suitable roar.
The only thing more emblematic of this franchise would have been had the ship sank at the end.
... 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.
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.
A little uneven, highlighting an unlikable character, but also incredibly enjoyable when the film is focused on the magnificently imaginative Narnian visuals.
The lead kids here have their charms, and while the film is functional it lacks distinction and a passionate sense of drive.
Many families will find this installment the most entertaining, action-filled, and humorous of the three.
The shortest of the Narnia movies (and also the worst)...
This is the shortest (just under two hours long) and the fastest-moving of the franchise so far.
The narrative sometimes gets becalmed and the tale's Christian allegory is blatantly unsubtle, but Apted and cinematographer Dante Spinotti do manage to conjure the odd moment of visual wonder out of the quest.
It's not a film that has anything like the thematic weight of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but what it does offer is a fun and exciting (but not too scary) time at the movies for kids.
[M]eek fantasy fare that's overbudgeted, underwritten, and while it may have happened this way in the novel, that doesn't mean it is any good, nor that we should give it a free pass...
Audience Reviews for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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First film by Andrew Adamson had it's flaws but succeeded to be entertaining and visually breathtaking adventure, while second entry, Prince Caspian directed by Adamson also, was quite disastrous and lifeless film without any true passion or sense of magic. Adamson has left the director's chair and Michael Apted has taken over his duties. This change breathes fresh air into this franchise and Apted has surprisingly good sense of how to orchestrate good adventure.
This film benefits very much from Dante Spinotti's assured cinematography and the production design is truly something to behold. It also is paced well and it is far from boring.
Dawn Treader is darkest entry into world of Narnia so far, but it still manages to be humorous and is suitable for younger audience also.
Narnia films has had their great set pieces, but none of them has reached the same visual heights which the Dawn Treader's thunderous climax serves. There is is the set piece which involves a battle between huge sea monster and the crew of Dawn Treader. It is a exciting set which amps up tension greatly.
All in all Dawn Treader might not give us anything new as a film, but as a well made fantasy film it delivers and is enough to keep us in the audience interested for it's whole running time. This is solid family entertainment and quite good adventure film.
Super Reviewer
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- Lucy Pevensie: Will you come and visit us in our world?
- Aslan: I shall be watching you always.
- Lucy Pevensie: How?
- Aslan: In your world, I have another name. You must learn to know me by it. That was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.
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- Lucy: Where's Eustace?
- Reepicheep: I believe he's out there not helping load the boat.
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- Reepicheep: Extraordinary things happen to extraordinary people.
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- Aslan: Don't run from who you are.
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- Reepicheep: We have nothing if we don't believe.
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- Eustace Scrubb: It's like a zoo down there!
Discussion Forum
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Foreign Titles
- Die Chroniken von Narnia - Die Reise auf der Morgenröte (DE)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (UK)
