Harry Potter is a teenager and seriously finds out more about his parents' past.

Rating: 5/10 (17 December 2004)

Oh my God, it was horrible! First, this man (Cuaron) is a professional director?! I could've done better than that! And it was way to "artsy"! Like the leaf falling from the tree and the rest of the crap! What's with that!? I wanted to see a Harry Potter movie, not some crazy movie on Sundance about a Goth chick finding love (or whatever).
Moving on. . . The cheesy lines! What the-!? Lupin going on and on about Lily's eyes, what the heck is that? That was not just unnecessary, but annoying! If Rowling wanted to say that Lupin used to like her, why didn't she in one of the books? And like Hermione's line "Does my hair really look like that in the back?" I wanted to hurl! Hermione would never say that! They changed her so much in this film! She's not a girly-girl, she a beautiful smart girl. And one my favorite characters on top of that. And all the forced Hermione and Ron stuff. I am a Ron/Hermione shipper, but that stuff wasn't in the book, so it's meaningless.
Did they change Dean Thomas' actor to Keenan from Keenan and Kel?! Or who was the fat kid that played him? 'Cause it wasn't the same guy. And while we're on that, what was with his cheesy line about catching Sirius? "It's like catching smoke. . . it's like catching smoke with your bare hands. . ." I laughed aloud! Don't even get me started about how they left out who the Marauders are! That's just wrong! And the stupid way the camera zoomed in and out so much was so lame. Since when can Dementors fly, by the way? And when did Hogwarts grounds get so hilly? Hagrid got an addition added to his hut? McGonagall didn't get to tease Trelawney? Lupin was tough on Harry? Sirius was all touchy-feely with Harry? Why!? What possessed him to change all that? It drove me crazy!
I never would've thought that I'd be this disappointed. I knew it sucked, but I didn't know that it did this bad. I can't say I didn't laugh though, some of it was enjoyable. But I wouldn't've payed money to see it. I really hope the next director is better than this. I wish Columbus would've done PoA. . .
The only HP fan that truly says that they loved this movie and that it's the best, is merely a movie fan, not a book fan, and that's pathetic.