The Trouble With Harry

Rating: 6/10 (4 August 2007)

I haven't read one single word of the Harry Potter saga; I did see the first film and thought it okay but not much more. On the other hand I get withdrawal symptoms if I don't see at least one movie a week and this week - the new films open here on Fridays - the pickings were pretty lean so I figured this couldn't be that bad and I was right. It's not that bad but then neither is it extra special, at least not to one who has never read the books and therefore needs help in figuring out the back story. By far the best elements for me were those satirizing the English Education system because it's quite a trick to satirize something that doesn't exist thanks to Tony Blair. On the other hand I have no doubt at all that Potter buffs will find much to enjoy and applaud here so far be it for me to rain on their parade.