Decent, but misses a lot

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 2005)

This is a very good movie, but it misses a lot of the story line. This is understandable, however, because the book is very long and if shot accurately to the book, the film would be 5 or 6 hours long. However, it is a big disadvantage because it is quite confusing. I only understood because I read the book, but for someone who had not read the book, this film could easily be very confusing. The directing is good and there is a good mix of thrills, more sinister bits, and comedy. Some of the bigger scenes are breathtaking, such as at the quidditch world cup. Sadly the actual game is completely cut, and this is very disappointing. The film does contain a lot of scarier moments, and does deserve its 12A certificate. However, the very end is quite disappointing.