"Pity, clearly fame isn't everything.."

Rating: Null/10 (23 January 2002)

As Professor Snape said to Harry in the potion class, "Pity, clearly fame isn't everything..", the same phrase works best to describe this movie. Despite the huge promotional scheme and the hype that surround it, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone is quite disappointing.

Worst of all is of course the cheesy special fx. Any Hercules or Xena episode would easily level the fx used here. And the casting.. Daniel Radcliffe may look the part, but can hardly act it. It hurts seeing emotionless lines just came out from him. Harry's supposed to be awestruck in seeing the magical world, wasn't he?
Better luck next time, Columbus. See ya next year..