The Hollywood Reporter reviews Prince Caspian

The Hollywood Reporter has what appears to be the first full review of Prince Caspian.

Michael Rechtshaffen calls it:

…a worthy if somewhat less wondrous successor to that 2005 phenomenon.

Several shades darker in tone than the previous edition — which, to be fair, didn’t carry the burden of expectation that a sequel must bear — the return to Narnia still casts a transporting spell that should nicely build on that $745 million worldwide foundation.

UPDATE: It appears that Emmanuel Levy has rushed his review as well.

SECOND UPDATE: Peter Chattaway noticed that Variety’s review is up too.

So far, none of these reviews have gone into detail on whether or not the film is a proper adaptation, or a whole new story. We need to see a review from someone who knows the book well.