By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Starring: Alan Rickman | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson | Rupert Grint
Country: united_states
Year: 2004
Running time: 141
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304141/combined
Chris says: “Of course this is the best Harry Potter film by miles, as Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN director Alfonso Cuarón is a virtuoso compared to the execrable Chris Columbus. This is the first Harry Potter book I’ve actually read before seeing the film adaptation, and my only gripe is that it feels a little rushed. It has no time for character development or most of J.K. Rowling’s idiosyncratic little details and fanciful asides. While they’re not essential to the story arc, they’re certainly a major part of the books’ allure. Still, if the first two films came out like Disney, this one’s far more Miyazaki. The now-adolescent actors have grown, not only in physique but also in performance, and Cuarón renders the world of Hogwarts in more than two dimensions, especially with linking shots that approach visual poetry. 4 cats”