Radcliffe is convincing, and the movie is just like the book

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2002)

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was exactly like the book. Daniel Radcliffe (who plays Harry Potter) is very good, and the film itself is a success. The story is about a boy who somehow was not killed with his parents by Voldemort (you can already tell by his name that he is the bad guy) he is picked up by wizards and then sent to live with his awful aunt, uncle, and cousin. When he is about to turn eleven, letters addressed to him start to come, and when his uncle destroys what he can of them, more and more come. When he turns eleven he is picked up again by a giant wizard by the name of Hagred and taken to Hogwarts: The School For Witchcraft and Wizardry. When he finds out that the intruder eleven years ago is closer than he ever expected, he goes through many horror-filled adventures. A good film, with a cast that match the characters, and a story which is very good, and very scary. I have read the first four that have come out and I am also very eager to read the last three when they come out. The 5th book comes out next summer, and if you have not read any of the books, read the first one, watch this movie, than read the other three, and wait patiently till next summer.

*** out of ****