A great children's film.

Rating: 9/10 (22 September 2003)

This is a children's film I am happy to say that I am a fan of. One of the best things about this movie is its visuals, which are superb. It looks like the film may have been treated differently than normal. But the school, the quidditch field, and the chamber itself are all very well done. Hermione is as childlishly practical (although not as cute) as the first film. Radcliffe shows loads of improvement in his acting abilities (he was somewhat cheesy in the first film, but to a certain extent it's hard not to be in a film like these films) My favorite scene is the sequence where Tom Riddle shows Harry his capture of Hagrid. The greyscale brownish look is very effective (although I think they should have cast someone besides Harris to play young Dumbledore, and perhaps dubbed in his voice later.) This film is a great cap to Harris's career, and I am sure to miss him in the later installments. This film is not as much a film for all ages as the Pixar films, but is nonetheless worth a look.
8/10