Harry Potter lite.

Rating: 5/10 (24 February 2002)

Very disappointing. Too much time spent indulging in fair-to-middling special effects to the detriment of the essence of the books - the ugly duckling who finally discovers his own kind, the value of friendship, the difficulty of doing good. This movie is Harry Potter lite. The effects were not that special, Harry is too wooden and boring, Ron sneers like a music hall villain, and some of the most effective parts of the story were left out.