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By Bruce Bennett (577) for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (575) on 27 Nov 2002

The two biggest elements that keep the film from attaining a classic level of moviemaking have to do with its lack of sustained momentum and wit…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 12 Nov 2002

The English cast is fun; but this is more spectacle than story, and the Steve Kloves script deserves better handling than director Chris Columbus…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 30 Oct 2002

Surefire crowd-pleaser, with a terrific, note-perfect cast and impressive use of special effects…

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By Jean Lowerison (512) for San Diego Metropolitan (486) on 20 Oct 2002

The story is not only faithfully but wonderfully translated to film…

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By Mark Palermo (504) for The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (715) on 13 Oct 2002

Like the Ewok TV movies of the mid 80s, Harry Potter meaninglessly shoestrings a new fantastical event with every scene…

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By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 22 Aug 2002

Sorcerer's Stone is that rare effort that successfully breathes cinematic life into a children's classic…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 08 Aug 2002

It offers more delights than disappointments -- and that qualifies as one of the year's great reliefs…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for Film Threat (5,156) on 07 Aug 2002

Yes, this Harry does indeed fly -- just don't expect the movie to soar into the higher altitudes of imagination…

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By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 07 Aug 2002

It's eye-filling, well-cast, often very funny and executed with great imagination and flair…

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By Jason Clark (86) for Matinee Magazine (292) on 13 Jun 2002

What director Chris Columbus hasn't brought to it is any kind of inherent wonder or more palpable reason for being…

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By Jeffrey Westhoff (767) for Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (767) on 12 Jun 2002

As directed by Chris Columbus and written by Steve Kloves, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a film with no personality of its own,…

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By Audrey Rock-Richardson (174) for Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) (173) on 29 May 2002

The film comes off uncannily like the book; the scenes are exactly as you would imagine them…

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By Steven D. Greydanus (674) for Decent Films Guide (519) on 08 May 2002

So reverentially faithful to the first book that however you feel about the book is a pretty reliable indicator of how you'll feel about the movie…

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By James E. Laczkowski (78) for Epinions.com (10) on 16 Apr 2002

Harry Potter charms with visual delights, but needs more magic in the end…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 14 Mar 2002

Great fun, even if it's not a particularly good movie…

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By Jeremy Heilman (393) for MovieMartyr.com (391) on 05 Mar 2002

The relatively hands-off treatment of any pathos is an unfortunate side effect of the film's travelogue feel…

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By Stacie Hougland (18) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 02 Mar 2002

If you enjoyed the book (or at least can take some kids with you who did), go watch it played out on screen -- just don't expect magic to happen…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 26 Feb 2002

My suggestion: Sit down and read the book again…

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By Ian Waldron-Mantgani (282) for UK Critic (265) on 17 Feb 2002

A wondrous achievement whose life, wit and vision made me grin…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Feb 2002

A red-blooded adventure movie, dripping with atmosphere, filled with the gruesome and the sublime, and surprisingly faithful to the novel…

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