Appeals to both children and adults

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2007)

What a wonderful world J.K. Rowling has set up in the Harry Potter series. I love the fact that the magical people inhabit the 'muggle' world and have to be careful that they keep their world hidden from non-magic people. I have never seen a film like this, especially on this scale.
I was impressed with the special effects, particularly the first time Harry sees Diagon Alley. Other scenes that stand out is the great hall with the candles and pumpkins floating in the air and creatures such as the troll and three-headed dog.
I like the fact that the film isn't overrun with American actors/actresses and that most of the cast is British as it just seems American films and actors have the monopoly over the world cinema so it is refreshing to have the British cast as you can hear a lot of different accents from Britain and I have fun trying to guess where the accent comes from.