win lose situation

Rating: 6/10 (5 June 2004)

There are as many great things about this movie as there are sad disappointments.
Harry is 13 now and starting his third year at hogwarts. he is reunited with his friends and finds that he is yet again in trouble. The dangerous prisoner, Sirius Black, had become the first in history to escape from Azkaban Prison, and he is going to Hogwarts to seek his revenge.
This movie is darker than the last two and I think that the mood and atmosphere of this movie reflects the intention of the director. It is time to see that Harry Potter is not just for kids anymore. The evolution of the kids as well as the CGI development is really maturing and coming to fulfill the climax of the movie that will lead to the center of the entire plot.
As we all are aware, there is no way to fit a 700+ page book fully and detailed into a 2 1/2 hour movie... but some changes of the director really offended the faithful readers of the series.
Overall, a great film that, though a bit choppy, made everyone want to believe in the magic in ourselves.