HP was good but I shoulda seen Walk the Line

Rating: 7/10 (21 November 2005)

First, I never read any of the books and I was not happy with the other 3 movies. I agree this was the best of the 4. But as it was with the other movies, I went because everyone claimed this is such a good story and each movie following was supposed to be darker and better. I know I am going to be in the minority but I am not impressed with the movie. It was indeed darker but not much else was different.
The movie had some charming characters; had some charming moments; had plenty of good CGI; had some beautiful scenery; and I felt I had been had again.
I am not sure what it is, but I do not get the thrill out of Harry Potter that so many others do. I tried to figure it out and all I can come up with is it seems to be contrived. It is entirely possible the dialogue never seemed real. Matter of fact, the CGI seemed more realistic than the dialogue. With that said, the CGI may also be part of the problem for me. It is not that I do not like CGI. I love so many movies in which CGI is used, but none of them use it so much. On the other hand, I loved every Lord of the Rings movie and that makes it harder to explain my feelings. So I guess I have to say that the combination of things must just rub me the wrong way.
I give it a 7(I gave LOTR a 10) because the story was good, the special effects were good, the effort was good, and the fans are good. Soooo, the movie was good but I wish it could have been better.