enjoyable, but flawed by lack of detail

Rating: 7/10 (18 November 2002)

As an older Harry Potter fan who has read the books, i found "The Chamber of Secrets" to be enjoyable, but a bit of a let-down after the "The Sorcerer's Stone." I understand that the story is far more complicated than the first book, but i do not believe that an appropriate compromise was reached between the mystery and the details of Harry's childhood. It seems as though, not only were the details of the mystery insufficient, but that Harry's coming-of-age has been almost completely ignored. However, in spite of some very bad acting from Draco Malfoy, there are plenty of exciting moments and the movie is fun throughout. They should look into replacing Malfoy as the new Dumbledore is chosen. It would be an added incentive to see the third movie. 7 out of 10 (for a potter fan)