Better than the first...

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2002)

(Possible Spoilers ahead)
I am not a big Harry Potter fan, and while I thought the first Harry Potter movie was pretty good, it felt tedious at several points. This is not the case with the Chamber of Secrets. The pace of the second movie was much quicker than the first, which I guess is great considering the movie is almost 3 hours long. The plot of the movie revolves around trying to discover who or what is behind several mysterious attacks at Hogwarts. This plot held my attention throughout the movie, and even included a twist or two. Also, considering that this movie is targeted to children, I was quite surprised at the violence contained in some parts of the movie (a good thing mind you). Overall, I felt that the Chamber of Secrets is a good movie, and is better than the first. I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of fantasy style films.