An okay movie

Rating: 5/10 (16 July 2007)

When I walked into the theater, I was already feeling vibes that I would be angry at the movie for cutting out so many scenes and adding unrelated things to the movie. To me, the first movie would have to be the best, as it cut out the least. I do give some props to the writers for the movie, as they had to cut the longest book in the series and put it in a 2 hour time slot.
However, the movie seemed like clips of things pieced together. It seemed to me that every single scene lasted about 6 minutes before it suddenly switched to the next. They also decided to cut out all the quidditch. And, the movie made no reference whatsoever that Fred and George were ever expelled.
Then they had Neville TELL Harry that his parents were crucioed to insanity by Bellatrix. However, in the book they found out by going to St. Mungo's.
All in all, the movie seemed short to me, they cut out so much and added much more then needed. If you're going to watch the movie, I recommend not reading the book first.