Grand, better than the first

Rating: 7/10 (16 November 2002)

I've read all the harry potter books 2-3 times a piece, so its cool to
see the story on screen. This movie stays truer to the book than
Sorcerer's Stone did, and I liked that. I did not like getting out at
12:50 am, after sitting for 2 hrs and 40 min (or so). To be sure, I
think that they had a preview of every genre of movie, just to try and
hit all target audiences that might show up. Anyhoo, I loved the
aventurous heart of this movie, even when they changed a few
things (ie, "your palms are sweaty." HA!) I still miss JK Rowlings
wit and sense of the ironic, although it was captured more in this
script than in the second. Ah well, you can't have everything. I
thought that this movie wasn't as choppy as the last, and I loved all
of the new characters, especially Lucius Malfoy. Jason Isaacs did
a fabulous job (as did everyone.)