Not feeling the magic.

Rating: 5/10 (23 July 2005)

Yet another disappointment for the Harry Potter book fans. Surprisingly, of the three movies, this one stayed most true to the book. I was delighted in some areas, where they truly made some things out as they are in the book, but very upset when they made it out to be a children's film, which they too often do with Harry Potter movies.
Good points: They stuck to the book and made out the Chamber of Secrets most realistically. It stuck to the main plot and didn't get itself caught up in unnecessary details. In accordance to the book, most everything remained in order.
Bad points: Directing wasn't all too great, but not horrible. Again, it was made out to be a film for the kids, when it is not. If you read the novels, nothing is described as it is portrayed in this movie. Several fun details of the book are left out, but for a two and a half hour movie, it is necessary, but it'd be nice for some comic relief. Especially not "kiddy" comic relief, but something more lighthearted. But I was not feeling this movie as if it really were to be Harry Potter. Stick to the books.