A rather good Harry Potter movie (at last)

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2004)

After seeing "The Chamber of Secrets" I promised myself not to see another HP movie in my life again.
I'm not among those great fans that get angry at the huge but inevitable cuts that transform the very long HP books into an affordable screenplay. That's absolutely fine with me.
But I have to say I'm among those people that do not like Chris Columbus's (er) talent as a director.
This new HP by Cuaron is rather different, in that you get a lot of beautiful images, as Hogwarts is presented in a darker, yet more elegant way.
The special effects look better, maybe because there is no 'final monster' to spend gazillions of money for, and so they could concentrate on those effects that are throughout the movie.
The new characters add a new interesting twist, especially Prof. Lupin, whose final lines seem to allude at things that are definitely not meant for kids.
Let's give it 7 out of 10.
Shame on the producers that have given the fourth installment to Newell. We'll see if he can do better.