Read the books instead

Rating: 8/10 (15 January 2002)

I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan. The books were great, I finished all four in a span of about 2 weeks. Needless to say, I was looking forward to seeing the movie. I was very disappointed.
I raved on and on about the books to my boyfriend, so I decided to take him along. He's probably wondering what all the fuss is about. I can tell he just didn't seem to get it.
The acting is mediocre to say the least, with the exception of Snape and Dumbledore. The story skips and people who haven't read the book are left scratching their heads. The ending is so obviously rushed and Voldemort just isn't cutting it. The effects were okay I guess, with the exception of Voldermort, and the score wasn't too bad. But it cannot even begin to compare to the books.
My advice, skip the movie and devour the books...