Movie effects brilliant, movie plot, dreadful

Rating: 3/10 (17 February 2006)

An awful adaption of Rowlings stunning masterpiece. Everything is far too unlike the book. I completely understand the crew's predicament. Trying to condense a 400 page novel into a movie is a difficult task, but they still could have made the movie a bit more like the book. Plot holes are like unavoidable craters in this film. Certain aspects of the film will only be understood by readers of the book's as they have previous knowledge. Movie-goers won't have a clue what is going on. The attempt to change Rowling's character's attributes crashed and burned and book fans will be able to distinctively see subjects and objects that are missing from the movie. I do though give credit to the crew for the effects and direction of cast but really should have focused more on the "true" detail of the movie through the book instead of adding extra nit-bits which were not needed in the movie.