This movie met my expectations

Rating: 10/10 (10 November 2001)

As a lover of the books I was concerned as to whether the film(s) would do them justice. Despite this the pre-release hype and the cast list had led me to expect (or hope for) great things. I am happy to say that I was impressed with the finished product.
There was hardly a weak link in the cast - Hagrid and Ron standing out from the rest. The film looked fantastic. The blending of sets and CGI was (almost) seamless - some of the quidditch backgrounds and the centaur looked a little cartoony. But generally the world of Harry Potter looked spot on.
The only people who will be disappointed will be those who expect every letter of the book to be reproduced on screen. To everyone else I can recommend this film as 2 1/2 hours well spent.