The Worst Movie So Far

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2007)

I'm a huge HP fan, and I realise the need to cut half the book down when the pages just keep on increasing - however, was it just me or do these movies keep getting worse and worse? #1 was good, #2 was worse, etc,etc? The sheer annoyance generated by OotP has prompted me to comment, which is completely unprecedented. From the first 2 minutes into the scene with Dudley and the Dementors, you realise how pathetic the acting really is - without any depth, sensibility or charisma - even though obviously, Dudley is meant to be a fat dumb a**, Daniel Radcliffe gets paid to grunt and nod his head every so often, or yell pointlessly at a wall? Jeez! I don't know, but maybe the first 2 minutes just turned me off for the rest of the movie, which suffered from poor direction - while I realise this film is meant to be dark and building up towards the mood for future films/books, the direction was mediocre and pretentious at best, evinced on many occasions throughout the film - you hope that while you are watching it, it will get better, except it does nothing but sink you deeper into the abyss of crapness. Yes, go bag me out if you're a mindless HP zombie or a 3 year old kid.