Better than the first two, but still not magical

Rating: 6/10 (2 June 2004)

Hindered again by a wooden lead, the Harry Potter films will never catch the spark that's in the books. Cuaron definitely makes a better fist of it than Chris Columbus, and the appearance of the film is good. All the other parts are played well, even Gary Oldman manages to restrain himself for once.
The funniest thing for me was Michael Gambon as Dumbledore and his bizarre choice of accent. He sounded like Dennis Taylor (the snooker player). I couldn't help but snigger.
Overall, not a bad kid's (but not too young) film, I'd say. I didn't expect any more, and it didn't disappoint. 6.5/10 for me.