Chris Columbus's last film in the Harry Potter Franchise Sees Hogwarts students Harry, Ron and Hermione try and uncover the mystery of the Chamber Of Secrets. A number of students become petrified and messages are left written in blood about the arrival of the "Heir Of Slytherin". There is a certain assumption that people who watch this film have seen the original. It's a fair assumption to make as kids and (some) adults had been waiting to see this since leaving the cinema after the original. This means that they don't really need to explain everything in great detail and don't need to re explain Harry's back story. This films centres on one main story line with some added action scenes including another qudditch scene and a flying car chase.
As with The Philosopher's Stone the main enjoyment comes from the acting. Kenneth Branagh (Director of Thor) is the new teacher on the block and is perfect as vain dark arts teacher Glideroy Lockhart. Also joining the party is Jason Issacs who plays the villain Lucius Malfoy. Also the CG arrival of Dobby (Toby Jones) proves to be a great success. Unfortunately this leaves Alan Rickman's Snape and Robbie Coltrane's Hagrid playing second fiddle to the new characters which is a shame as they provided the most entertainment in the first film. This also means that Daniel Radcliffe had to up his game in this film and does really well especially towards the last final scenes. This is the film that proved the 3 kids can actually act. Of course fans of the book will be happy with the outcome of this film with only a few major cuts from the book being taken out for the film (so I'm told). The film is funnier, scarier and more action packed than the first movie with the special effects also been given a upgrade. For me it's still a tad too long and could become tiresome for some children. That said Chamber Of Secrets keeps the ball rolling for fans of the books and of movies in general.
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