I found it to be a bore...

Rating: 5/10 (17 November 2001)

I am a father of two boys ages 5 & 6. We were all excited about seeing this movie. The reviews are incredible. I have yet to find a media outlet that did not just LOVE this move. We were ready to be transported into the world of Harry Potter. This movie must be like two and a half hours long. The boys were squirming and asking to leave. For me there just was no big payoff. The CGI's looked like CGI's. The movie moved at a very slow pace. I was waiting for that moment when I would be drawn in. It never happened. The acting seemed to be fine. It is a nice picture to look at. The brooms were cool, but There in no reason to see this movie in a theater. There has been a drought of good movies, but this film is no oasis, it is more like finding an 8 oz. bottle of tap.