Beatiful, but darker than I expected

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2001)

I have not read the Harry Potter novels. I should add a "yet" to that sentance, because I made up my mind to read them when I walked out of the cinema. This was a fairy-tale, just the way they are supposed to be! It wasn't too cute or too cartoonish, and it didn't leave out the darker elements. That, for me, means that the makers have respect for the audience. This is the kind of movie that children are supposed to see - something that includes the sad and the scary as well as the happy and funny.
Harry Potter has a very nice Astrid Lindgren-style to it, which I loved, since Lindgren is one of my favorite authors (Mio my Mio, Lionheart Brothers, Ronja, Pippi Longstocking and others). In fact, there were a lot of common elements, like the huge pile of gold coins, the invisibility cloak and not least, the evil presence of Voldemort who somehow brought Night Kato and Tengil to mind: someone so dark he can only be fought by a child.
Harry Potter is truly the masterpiece it was made out to be, athough the movie DID drag out at some points, and it took a little too long for the actual plot to start up. Nevertheless, I'm givning the movie 10/10.

Next stop is the bookstore...!