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 At
just 141 minutes it's much more bearable than the last two Potter
films (not a numb bum to be found), but without director Chris Columbus
on board, it doesn't feel like part of the same series somehow!
Now,
I'm not saying it's a load of old rubbish… director Alfonso
Cuaron (who's responsible for the spectacular 'Y Tu Mama Tambien')
does a great job of giving this film pace and adding plenty of thrills
along the way… and it's still as enchanting and mystical as
its predecessors, but it's certainly missing something. However,
it's a little difficult to pin down exactly what that 'something'
is!
I suppose
it's lacking some of the detail that J. K. Rowling's book contained,
but then again would that have made it overly long? Who knows? My
main problem, however, was with the actors, specifically the three
main characters.
Although
they've matured, they don't appear to have blossomed. Daniel Radcliffe
was his usual wooden-self, Rupert Grint (who was nothing short of
fab as Ron Weasley in Potter's 1 and 2) just didn't have his regular
sparkle and Emma Watson was just… well… miserable and
moody… and I certainly don't remember her character Hermione
being like that in the book!
Overall
considering they're supposed to be three bosom buddies, they didn't
even appear to like each other. In fact, I think they showed Tom
Felton's character, Malfoy, more love than they showed each other!
They just didn't gel at all. Have I made my point yet?
Anyway…
'Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban' sees Harry (Daniel Radcliffe)
return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now in his
third year, as well as trying to make sense of Hermione's disappearing
and reappearing acts, he's also doing his best to unravel the dark
mystery which surrounds the infamous Sirius Black (Gary Oldman).
Along
the way he's tormented by the deadly, soul-sucking Demontors (the
special effects here are amazing by-the-way… even though we
have seen this sort of trickery before), and there's the usual display
of weird and wonderful creatures, mainly care of Hagrid (Robbie
Coltrane).
Overall,
if you're a Potter fan it's certainly worth watching, but I wont
lie… it's a bit of a disappointment I'm afraid and certainly
won't go down as one of the greatest films of its time, despite
the fact that so far, it's been a box office blockbuster!
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