Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (2 October 2002)

I had no expectations for this film, having never read any of the books, and I saw it nearly a year after it came out at the cinema, when a friend bought a DVD copy for her kids.
I love fantasy and sci-fi movies and TV and usually have no trouble in getting into this type of movie. I loved The Fellowship of the Ring and Spider-Man. I was therefore surprised to be rather disappointed with the first Harry Potter movie, it was rather cold and uninvolving for me.

The film seemed rather long, and towards the end I lost the thread and my interest in the film, by the end I was not really bothered whether or not I even saw it through to the finish.
The acting was average, despite the obvious talent the film-makers had gathered together. The special effects were obviously well done, but in the end, I just didn't care.