better than the others

Rating: 8/10 (4 June 2004)

Not bad. Less childish. Though I have to admit I was waiting for more suspense in the movie. As an avid Harry Potter fan I was not disappointed with the movie per se but perhaps it could have been a little longer. That would have allowed those who are unfamiliar with the books to be less confused. I've spent almost all day explaining parts to friends who have never read harry potter. That was too bad because in some ways it seemed the more important dialogues were discarded for more trivial ones. For example, why wasn't Black's situation explained better? Instead we had a part where Hermione and Draco are arguing near Hagrid's cottage. I would have rather seen the former as possibly would have others. Then again, its not easy to capture the intricacy of such long and complex storytelling in a movie. It makes one wonder what they would do with part 4? I hope they spend less time on special effects and more on the story. Though of course, the special effects were great!