gOF

Rating: 7/10 (19 November 2005)

GOF left out the things about HP that make it great- that's the real problem- Hollywood always makes sacrifices but this seemed more like a theme ride than a thoughtful, dark representation of the book. It did seem rushed from one action sequence to the next and all of the details that make the world of HP come alive for a reader were missing from the film- mostly. It isn't possible to duplicate a book in a film but this didn't even try- it used SFX instead of plot and character dev- shame. It is ironic that CC stayed really faithful to the text of the first 2 books but was lambasted for being too boring- but the books and characters have changed from the beginning - each director has tried but there was clearly no respect for the source material.