The magic continues

Rating: 7/10 (25 November 2010)

The second chapter of this film series took a slightly darker tone under the direction of Collumbus while still maintaining the heart and humour that made the first instalment so popular.
The performances of the three lead actors have all improved by this film and again they are supported well by top class British talent like Alan Rickman and Richard Harris.
Although Collumbus' style worked well for the first two films of the series it is difficult to see how he would have managed to cope with the progressively dark themes of these books. Collumbus likes to have a balance of humour and darkness in his films and while that balance is acceptable in these early films it is difficult envisage what the rest of these films would have looked like if they had been produced with Collumbus at the helm.