good to great

Rating: 10/10 (22 November 2010)

the movie has a slow pace and kind of all over the place. but it was a fun experience since I have rarely went to a full packed movie place.
First, the acting was good, but it somehow detract from the story quite a bit. I understand that the director and screenwriter has limited perception of which movie to make, but this is rather a thriller than a fantasy. IT supposed to be a fantasy and they make it somehow a twilight which does not really compliment the movie.
Having said that ron and hermione really pull strings on the acting bit, harry was a little bit of but it was overall good. The romantic scene is pulled just to bring a bit of comedy which does not make it stands out like the book does.
Anyway this is not the book and frankly, I do not think anyone could make the book comes alive. two hours and more is quite a long time to be drawn into a story that you love but it is still seems like a better book than a movie.
I like the animation sequence, seems like what tim burton would have made better but nonetheless, impressive. supporting cast is fun and brings out england's finest on center stage.
I do hope the second would be better, and it would be fun to see how the ending scene would be made. After all, this might just be the beginning of a long journey for the next generation to make an even better harry potter on the silver screen. Maybe another 15 years would do the trick.