Better then people think

Rating: 8/10 (20 June 2004)

Don't let the naysayers talk you out of seeing this movie. It is beautifully filmed, with wonderful transitions from scene to scene.
The acting is what it is, but I've never had a problem with any of them from the previous movies, and the story stays fairly faithful to the book itself.
There are a couple diversions from the written word, but they work well for the flow of the movie. Again, good enough to see once, maybe even twice!
If I do have one gripe, I would have liked it to be a bit longer, if for the simple reason that they could have given more time to the text material. Of course, the Goblet of fire (the next in the series) will probably have even more of the source material cut out of it for timing purposes. So be forewarned. :)