Good but not great

Rating: Null/10 (21 June 2002)

Watching this film and watching another one is completely different, because you are not thinking "Will I like this story?" or "What will come next?". You are thinking "Will this be as good as the book?", "Will the story be just the same?", "What will the director take off?". For someone who has read the four books, I have to say that in the first time I saw the film I was very disappointed. I thought: "Great story, great actors, great music, eveything to make a good film, and they did was this?". I was disappointed because I thought that what it takes to love the book was not in the movie. Recently, I bought the tape and I saw it again, and again, and again. And my opinion changed. It's not as bad as I thought when I saw it the first time. The film tells the story in a great way, the actors are perfect and the music is fabulous. Also, the visual effects are spectacular (who can forget the quidditch game, the best scene in terms of special effects?). However, I still have the feeling that this film was made for those who read the book, and I can't help thinking that there is something missing there. Anyway, it's worth seeing. I give it 7/10.