good, but not as good as the first one

Rating: 7/10 (19 October 2003)

I have not read the book to the "Chamber of Secrets", only watched the movie on TV recently. The special effects were really great, but the story line was a bit disappointing. The story was altogether a bit too similar to the first movie, but it somehow lacked its charm. The ending was a bit too rushed for a movie of this length and some of the final scenes looked a bit awkward and forced. I also did not quite understand the purpose of the spiders, but maybe that's just me and it might become clearer if I read the book one day. I sincerely resented the character Dobby, it was too reminiscing of some annoying CGI-character from "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace".
Having said that, the movie was certainly funnier and at the same time somewhat 'darker' than the first one, which were certainly refreshing new aspects. The acting by the cast (Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, McGona..?, Snape, Malfoy I+II, and many others) was really great.
I am looking forward to the next sequels to come, and I seriously hope they will not be a repetition of the same story pattern over and over again. I've given it 7 out of 10.