photo album to go with the book

Rating: 6/10 (19 April 2002)

chris columbus has done an excellent job of creating a photo album to go with the book, but sadly has failed to use any imagination in making something more and adapting it for the movie screen. the movie is sadly empty and offers absolutely nothing new if you have already read the book. for those who havent read the book, i suppose this is as close as they can get to experiencing the magic of the book.
technically the movie is quite brilliant and the actors seem to fit the roles given to them by ms.rowling. i suppose chris columbus' contribution lies merely in extracting half way decent performances from the child artists.
the movie follows the exact sequence of the book and offers absolutely nothing new. however, this could be a good thing for those who havent read the book. in all, i think if you havent read the book, you will enjoy the movie, but if you have, you would probably end up bored like i was. nothing new here.
a stale 6!!