Didn't Do Much for Me

Rating: Null/10 (23 December 2001)

Admittedly, I haven't read the books, but this film just didn't do much for me. The effects really weren't so great (the Quiddich scene looked alternately like a blue screen or a cartoon) and the overall story didn't thrill me. Even my wife wasn't overly impressed by it - and she loves the books.
I don't think this movie is getting the repeat business that they thought it would - it's falling off the charts fairly quickly. It defintely isn't a modern day "Wizard of Oz", as some critic gushed. I don't think the next one will do as well.
Speilberg may have brought some magic to this film, but Chris Columbus gives us another perfunctory, serviceable film that takes no risks at all. Merely OK.