If you aren't in love with Potter, forget it.

Rating: 1/10 (1 February 2003)

I seemed to be unique in the theatre the night I attended with my wife and her niece. Judging from the laughter at unfunny things and the telegraphing of key moments by the audience's gasps before anything had happened on screen, not many in the theatre were new to Potter. Because I have not read more than a page of any Harry Potter book or ever seen any portion of a movie I had the advantage of looking at this boring movie with an unbiased eye. The story is inane and silly, full of cliches and standard scenes. The acting is dull. There is not actually one believable character in the whole movie. As if this isn't bad enough, the movie goes on endlessly. Apparently if you're a Potter fan there is no limit to your stomach for it. Enough said.