Pure magic and a lot more mischief.

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2005)

When I first found out that a Mexican was directing the third installment in the phenomenal "potter" series was kind of a shock,a good one that is.Alfonso Cuaron directing the beautiful "a little princess" and the sexy "y tu mama tambien" has crafted a fantasy story worth remembering.
The film,which is way much darker and it isn't directed to the kiddy audience,is mostly about betrayal of an old generation and revenge.Sirius Black,the escaped prisoner of Azkaban is heading to Harry to finally achieve what his master couldn't do:to finally get rid of the boy who lived.Also in this film many secrets are discovered (wont give them away!) and surprises that will be used in the upcoming films. The first two installments,directed by Chris Columbus didn't bring the spirit of wizards and witchcraft.For example since the movie is a about witches and dark lords ,it should be with more of a dark feeling in cinematography,music,and set decoration and thats something Columbus failed and Cuaron achieved.
The performances here are way much better from regular child actors.Emma Watson delivers the role of the nerdy yet rebellion Hermione,Rupert Grint as the clumsy but loyal Ron,and Harry as the wizard who his mysterious past keeps unfolding at each movie.
Even though the films are'nt as faithful in pages as the last two,it still manages to get the storyline right.And for the crazy fans who sended death threats to Cuaron,at the end credits you can see in bold letters:"BASED on the book by JK Rowling".So they aren't saying it IS the movie,they are saying it is BASED.
In conclusion,as crazy you might think I am,this was the best film of 2004.It has great performances,directed with inmense flair,art directed with a Gothic feel,beautiful music,spectacular special effects and most importantly of all it has the spirit of JK Rowling spectacular series in to a big budget movie.Amazing and truly captivating.