Far better than the first.

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2002)

I am an avid fan of the Harry Potter books, and when the first movie was released, I was disgusted and very disapointed. When I saw The Chamber of Secrets, I was very much afraid of a similar disgrace on J.K. Rowling's masterpiece. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised. The actors have grown-up and into their roles, giving th acting a more believable edge, and the film was much closer to what it should be. The only disapointment was not incredibly terrible - I thought that the basilisk looked not enough like a snake and too much like a dragon without legs. But all in all, I believe that I enjoyed this movie more than I did the book itself.