Vast improvement on the first; very good movie

Rating: 9/10 (29 November 2002)

This time they got it right, including first rate acting all around. All the returning cast are first rate this time, including Harry himself who was something less than wonderful in the first movie. Kenneth Branagh is a delight as are the Weasleys's parents. Plot and focus are much tighter this time, omitting some of the subplots which are delightful in the book but discursive on film. Major flaw is the overly drawn-out ending. But any movie that finishes by noting that it is not our talent, but the choices we make that determines who we are has got it exactly right. Definitely recommended.