I've seen it more than once - so should you! 10/10

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2004)

Anyone who disses this movie is clearly a bitter lord of the rings fan or too proud to want to like it. The actors have grown into their roles so much more, and even though Rupert Grint's character Ron hasn't grown much, Rupert definitely has grown as an actor and is clearly the most natural of the three leads. And as much as i HATE Emma Watson, even she is really good in this film, making you forget about the ham she was in the first two. The biggest improvement however is in Daniel Radcliffe, who has improved incredibly and even drew tears in his emotional scenes from may in the audience. Tom Felton is also particularly good as Draco, and I think he is the most professional out of all of the child actors. Hey, even Fred and George are funny now, (though still not doing justice to the twins in the book).
Although a little from the book has been cut, I have heard that it will be revealed through the other movies, and it just makes it more exciting for shrewd audience members to work things out for themselves. The story is a lot easier to follow than the Philosophers Stone, it is more fluent and carries the audience through the story nicely.
As for those complaining that the famous adult actors do not appear a lot, I would like to remind them that this film is about the children and not the celebrities, and that the story has not been lost by reducing their screen-time - the kids have improved so much they hardly need the support of the adults. I would also like to mention that David Thewlis has one of the biggest parts in the movie and was absolutely perfect as Professor Lupin, I completely warmed to him even though he didn't look exactly as I imagined, and the relationship between him and Harry is very believable and wonderful to watch developing.
Anyone who told you this film was darker was right - the atmosphere of the whole film is gloomier and scarier, and the dementors are horrifying and too realistic, and even as an adult i find one particular part hard to watch.
This film is a LOT funnier than the other two, despite also being darker. Rupert Grint is a comical genius, inspiring laughter in every scene and gets the audience in stitches at the simplest of lines. Even Daniel and Emma get their fair share of laughs too, which is something we haven't seen before.
Alfonso Cuaron could not have done a better job of repairing Columbus' botched-job in directing this movie. No longer are the children wearing foul, early 90s clothes, but they are dressed more casually which gives the film a more natural film. The CGI is so much better, and half the time I thought that the Hippogriff was real, it was so authentic. Little touches such as showing the season changes were humorous and visually awesome.
I honestly can't find a reason why people other than the aforementioned would not enjoy this movie, I can see it will become a classic, and if the movies continue to improve at this rate we are going to have some incredible films on our hands.
This definitely deserves some awards this year, 10/10