Could Spoil the plot if not read the book Disappointed

Rating: 4/10 (27 November 2004)

I bought this movie 2 months in advance knowing that I would have to have it because I loved the book and have the other two movies. This movie was written where it left out so much from the book that people who have not read the book could not possible have a clue about all that is going in the story. I was expecting some of the things to be missing but they completely rearranged some events! The actors where not dressed to represent the way they are written in the book. I believe the first two movies did a whole lot better at staying with the book and getting to the point than this one. If the fourth one does not improve I might stop buying the series. I understand that you have to leave out somethings but not adding some of the facts left viewers who had not seen the book totally lost and confused. I will say they did a good job on the creatures on this one. If you had to cut things why not the visit to the town. Not the information about James Potter and how Black and the others fit into the puzzle. You started the movie fine but after getting to school things started going down hill. Why not have Mr. Weasly tell Harry about the secret keeper; Black, Petter, and the others being friends; at the end you could of have the teacher tell Harry what his father and his other friends did for him while they where at school and what their nicknames where. At least this would of filled in some of the missing information that is vitial to understand how the Potter family was betrade and why he seen the vision he did at the lake.