Since Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films, fantasy has become (predictably) a disappointing genre at the movies. It's becoming all too familiar... a director borrows Jackson's techniques for dazzling audiences, but demonstrates ignorance when it comes to good scripts and character development.

Since Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films, fantasy has become (predictably) a disappointing genre at the movies. It's becoming all too familiar... a director borrows Jackson's techniques for dazzling audiences, but demonstrates ignorance when it comes to good scripts and character development.

Peter T. Chattaway, who recently reviewed The Last Sin Eater, has just reviewed a film by Christian author Katherine Paterson, the latest literary adaptation by Walden Media. He gives it three stars, and shares his perspective, which comes with the added advantage of his thorough familiarity with the novel. Turns