Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 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 -- plus any number of studio deliberators -- gave it.
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This review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 12 Nov 2002.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has generally received very positive reviews.
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