Noted columnist Cal Thomas has stated that the movie is about as Christian as Chariots of Fire. This is a good thing. This movie is a great film! My family (sans my 7 yo son) went to the advance showing and it was awesome. There was a lot of excellent scenes and Narnia looked real, to me that is. I never read the Narnia books, but have always wanted to.

The battle scenes are real and no blood is shed. You may want to prepare younger children for some of the darker scenes, but it not nightmare-ish (Lord of the Rings).