Not as good as the book.

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2002)

May Contain Spoiler
This film was great. I was a bit late with the Harry Potter hype. I wasn't interested with it at all. When a T.V. show asked that school it was that Harry Potter went too, I couldn't answer it. I was thinking more along the lines of 'How am I supposed to know that!?' But, my boyfriend was a fan and he dragged me to see the film much to my dislike. The film was fun, I've seen it 4 times now, and after seeing the film for the first time I read all the books and im not re-reading them for the third time. I can't get enough of Harry Potter!
When I saw the film I thought it was amazing, but when I read the book I realised just how much I didn't understand. The film doesn't have enough depth by far. The visual effects actually had me laughing the third time round, they were really badly done. The one thing that had me squirming in my seat was Daniel Radcliffe. He was awful, he was fine as long as he didn't speak. I know the book portrayed Harry to be ordinary, but Radcliffe's portrayel was ridiculous. Wasn't his fault, it was the directors. I was however impressed with the other child actors. Emma Watson as Hermione was fantastic, I was most impressed with her, and then I found out she hadn't done a single piece of acting in her life! Rupert Grint was great as Ron, yet his one liners were a bit cringy at times. Most impressed with Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, totally believable and loving his accent.
Richard Harris was great as the odd friendly Dumbledore, totally stole my imagination. And the actor who I think was absolutly perfect was Alan Rickman. Alan Rickman as Severus Snape was perfect. I don't even have words to describe it. Ian Hart was great as the stuttering Quirrell...but not the evil Quirrell. He over acted on the last scene, which was a disappointment.
The film is a great bundle of fun, but not of high quality. If you haven't caught up the Harry Potter hype yet, see the movie first, then read the book. You will be hooked!
8 out of 10