Excellent assessment of the film. I liked it, but not much. I've seen far better films with much more depth. I hoped for more but, in fact, the underlying story for all of its Christian allegory is somewhat childish. Santa Claus!!? Puh-lease. Sure, the Chronicles are great works of literature for they must have been meant for children as they really don't appeal much to me. However, my children LOVE the books and the film and I strongly encourage them in this respect.
St. Nicholas of Myra is not amused.