<P> On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 76% based on 209 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "With first - rate special effects and compelling storytelling, this adaptation stays faithful to its source material and will please moviegoers of all ages ." On Metacritic the film holds an average weighted score of 75 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A +" grade . </P> <P> Critic Roger Ebert also gave the film 3 out of 4 stars . Ebert and Roeper gave the movie "Two Thumbs Up". Movie critic Leonard Maltin gave the film 3 out of four stars, calling it, "an impressive and worthwhile family film," though he also said, "it does go on a bit and the special effects are extremely variable ." Duane Dudak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel gave the movie 3 out of 4 stars . Stuart Klawans of The Nation said, "All ticket buyers will get their money's worth ." Elizabeth Weitzman of New York Daily News gave it 4 out of 4 stars and said: "A generation - spanning journey that feels both comfortingly familiar and excitingly original ." Critic Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle listed it as the second best film of the year . Kit Bowen gave the film 3 out of 4 stars . </P> <P> However, John Anderson from Newsday, reacted negatively to the film, stating, "...there's a deliberateness, a fastidiousness and a lack of daring and vision that marks the entire operation ." </P> <P> The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe won several awards including the Academy Award for Makeup; the BeliefNet Film Award for Best Spiritual film; the Movieguide Faith & Values Awards: Most Inspiring Movie of 2005 and Best Family Movie of 2005; and the CAMIE (Character and Morality In Entertainment) Award . Others include the British Academy Film Awards for Makeup and Hair and Orange Rising Star (James McAvoy); Outstanding Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media; the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role (Georgie Henley, Female); the Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Fantasy Film (Isis Mussenden); and the Saturn Award for Costumes (Isis Mussenden) and Make - up (Howard Berger, Greg Nicotero, and Nikki Gooley). </P>

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