It's a great family film. (MINOR SPOILERS)

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2005)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone for the rest of the world) is a good movie for the family. It's got a nice hero vs. villain dynamic to it, as opposed to the new fad of hero vs. himself in most movies today. Who is the villain gets a little mixed up at the end of the film, but it's all explained clearly. The plot line is a little dull, but so is Star Wars's plot, and look how good that movie is.
The actors are great. The music is majestic. The directing is marvelous. Bottom line is, you HAVE to see this movie if you're got a family. If you don't... strongly consider at least renting it.
8/10 from zero-hour-ii