Great - Almost

Rating: 8/10 (21 November 2005)

I think that the movie with the special effects and the way that they captured the teenage attitude was excellent. HOWEVER, I have never known Dumbeldor to be that aggressive toward Harry. I was sadly disappointed that there were several variations from the book. I was also disappointed with Snapes character in this movie. He didn't seem as menacing as in the past movies. I am also not thrilled with the actor who plays Dumbledor- definitely not as good as the original. My husband who has yet to read any of the books, loved the movie. But even he feels that he missed out on some key elements that would explain more had he read the book. I saw it twice this weekend. Definitely a great movie but not as great as the original (THE BOOK).