Maybe the other three Harry Potter movies were so-so, but this one...

Rating: 4/10 (20 June 2006)

Maybe the other three Harry Potter movies were acceptable, but this one...If not for the fact that I really enjoyed the books, this film is not really worth seeing. It is, in my opinion, the worst of the series while the book is the most complex and interesting if you consider only the four first books(since on the whole, the books in this series have the tendency of not only becoming gloomier, but also better and better, both as far as plot is concerned, but also characters, situations, everything.)The result however is dreadful, like some apprentice just chopped off the juiciest moments and packed the left ones pell-mell. I am sorry to see that the author allowed this to happen to her book. Also, I have to notice that not one of the directors and writers has introduced Peeves as a character, and this discrimination is revolting in as much as it has deprived us of many savoury moments. If directors/writers have reduced this wonderful book to such a lamely result, I do not even want to think what they'll make of books V and VI who are even more complex. For the moment I feel that maybe giving up Chris Columbus was the worst decision ever.