Good, but not great

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2001)

Harry Potter see´ms to have all the ingredients to make a great movie (good actors, great original story, big budget, John Williams -sound track) but somehow it fails to really amaze, thrill or laugh. I haven´t read the book, but I still got the feeling that a lot of good material had been hacked of; everything went by too fast and the film concentrated on nothing for long enough to make an emotional impact. This may be partially due to the bad director (Columbus) whose style is devoid of feeling or flare. All the actors are great, which is quite an achievement considering there is not only one childstar, but three! Anyway, it´s good but not great. I think I´ll read the books now. And wait for Lord of the Rings.