Rushed and hollow

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2004)

Not impressed :( The film seemed very rushed and somewhat hollow and could really have benefited from an extra half-hour or so, whether this is the fault of the studio or the director I would not like to speculate. There was very little character development, you never really find out much about Prof Lupin and his connections to Harrys parents. Many important descriptive details remained absent (e.g. just who are Mssrs Prongs, Moonie, Padfoot and Wormtail?)meaning that if you haven't read the books you could well remain in the dark about whats going on. On the plus side, the special effects where good, but these days a movie can not rely on effects alone.
I would rate it 2.5 out of 5.