A big disappointment!

Rating: 3/10 (12 June 2004)

After the colourful, warm and enchanting films that were "The Sorcerer's Stone" and "The Chamber of Secrets", I had expected that "The Prisoner of Azkaban" -- quite possibly the best of the Harry Potter books -- would be a quite splendid affair. Not so. Clearly, Alfonso Cuaran has failed. Dialouge is good, picture nice, but too little time is given to the brilliant actors, the movie is too short and rushed and does not live up to its potential. Very disappointing. I suggest you read the book instead.
However, I must say I'm quite impressed with the line-up: Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis in the same film! I wish they had been given more dialogue and screen-time. They are all excellent.