Tedious for non-Potter fans

Rating: 4/10 (21 June 2004)

This is one of the few movies I have watched where I rapidly lost interest and nearly fell asleep (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was the other). The movie was stuffed with details which I assume were faithful interpretations of the book (which I haven't read) but I felt the characters lacked depth and after 45 minutes I didn't really care what happened to them. Special effects were good and I think that the direction was better than the first two movies but overall it just didn't work. I have seen both the previous movies and found them more entertaining - so I am not an anti-Potter person. It was a relief when the credits finally arrived and I could head for the exit...