Almost but not quite

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2004)

I've seen the movie twice now. The second time was better because I knew what to expect. Overall, the movie was good. I thought some of the scenes were too short and valuable information was left out for the sake of time. This information such as the history of the Maurarder's Map and the role of Crookshanks the cat in helping Sirius get into the castle will come up later in the later film adaptations. They will have to in order for the story to make sense.
If you hadn't read the book before hand, then I think you would have had a lot of questions. Such as, how did Prof. Lupin know about the map and how to use it. Because he was one of the people who wrote it. Something I feel should have been included. The kids acting has improved greatly. I'd give it a B.