Better than Home Alone

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2001)

I thought that I would be very disappointed in the movie after loving the books so much. I was pleasantly surprised! Some of the omissions in the movie bothered me and some of the character changes (Hermione was much too cute and kind of annoying, and where did Dumbledore's humor go?), but overall, I think it was a splendid adaptation.
It was one of those feel-good movies that wasn't made to be a feel-good movie, so it feels all the better.
The casting was superb. Alan Rickman was great, Maggie Smith was great, Robbie Coltrane was great...
If you haven't seen it yet, do.