Not as good as the others.

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2004)

I thought this film was very well made. You can see how mature Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe are becoming. Also, I think they made a brilliant choice of casting Dawn French to play the fat lady. She was a brilliant comedy relief to what is otherwise an extremely dark film. Although I loved this film, I have a few criticisms to point out, namely about the book content vs film content.
I can see what people mean when they say that the film is never as good as the book. I feel that though Alfonzo has done a brilliant job, he has concentrated on aspects not included in the book. For example, the Hermione/Ron storyline that is being added is not hinted at in any way until at least book 4. Also, scriptwriters have not included enough from the book, and even added a character. Of course I understand that it is quite a big book and that everything couldn't be included, but I feel a lot of things that should have been explained (which are explained in the book) are left unanswered in the film.