What I thought of this movie....

Rating: 9/10 (1 December 2005)

To all of those who are not sure whether they should go and see this movie.. what are you waiting for?? I saw the movie (finally) today (we in Aus had to wait an extra 2 weeks after the US and UK - so not fair), and to my great pleasure I can say that you will not be disappointed... Whilst the start tends to chop and change (only the first 10 or so minutes), the rest of the movie flows well and I was quite surprised (in a good way) by just how much of the book they kept in the movie... Given the (relatively) short running time - 2hr25mins.. I expected that a LOT would be cut out... but the script writer Steve Kloves and the director Mike Newell have really done a great job in carrying the essence of the book into the film... Whilst there have been some changes to scenes in the book, they make perfect sense and one can easily see why they did it that way (time constraints, new audience confusion, etc). Part thriller/Part comedy/and Part action, this movie has it all... the darkness-o-meter has been cranked up a notch this time around, and trust me, this is no kids movie. So do yourself a favour and go and see this film, it's a great adaptation of a great book and that's all that matters!! 9/10... I can't wait to go see it again.