Banal, Bland & Cheap..!

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 2001)

Crikey,
Very disappointing. Boring (way too long). Bland; really *dull* stuff. Special effects were *awful*; isn't this supposed to be a big budget blockbuster? -- everytime any SFX or stunt is on the screen everything goes blurred and the characters are replaced with _terrible_ CGI dummies that aren't even animated with any degree of competency.
The kids' acting is pretty bad (Harry is very wooden) -- and some of the bit part kids are just plain embarassing.
Really can't be motivated to say any more or to put any more effort into this review.
To summarise, this film really, really bored me -- it's photography, acting and general craftsmanship was _low_. Which is what I'd have expected from Columbus, but not from a franchise like Potter.