Love it, love it, love it!

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 2004)

(first of all, apologies for my bad English. It's not my mother language)
So far, I've seen PoA three times and I wouldn't mind seeing it a thousand times. Wow. My favourite book in the series, and the movie certainly lived up to my expectations. The child actors have grown in their roles. I do hope the main three actors will play the roles of Harry, Ron and Hermione in all the seven movies. The grown-up actors are also wonderful. I particularly like Michael Gambon, who's Dumbledore is funny, sharp, strong and convincing. His Dumbledore is more like the Dumbledore I imagined when reading the books.
As for the director: nothing against Columbus, but Cuarón adds speed, humor and depth to the movie, which is faster and more grown-up than the other two. I also like the new decor and the fact that Hogwarts and the magical world become less of a fairy tale and more realistic. Good job, I'm looking forward already to the next movie, but wouldn't be surprised if PoA would stay my favourite of the series.