Cuarón is a real Whizard ...

Rating: 9/10 (12 November 2005)

... he delivered the first entry in the Harry Potter series, that turns out to be areal movie! And what a brilliant movie. Gone are all the ludicrous CGI-moments from the first two movies, what we get are flawless and sometimes amazing effects with one or two exceptions **spoilers start like the werewolf-scenes. But even the are not too bad. But the way, the movie depicts the meandering and moving set af the Shrieking Shack, the horrifying dementors and some other creatures is just incredible! ** spoilers end Where the first two movies apologized their lengths with "sticking to the books", the script here is fast-paced, clever and atmospheric. Where most oft the roles in HP 1 and 2 felt like "cameos", the cast is superb in this one, even the kids are not only delivering their lines, but acting all the way. Kudos to Alfonso Cuarón!