Review

by Joanne P

a must-see film

Harry Potter is a household name and everybody had huge expectations for it. It did really well at the box office, but left me asking a few questions about the content, and things that were changed and missed out. Where did that covered walkway come from? Since when is Hogwarts on the edge of a valley? Where did that pendulum come from? Where did the Whomping Willow disappear to? And when did Hagrid move house? The characters also seem to have undergone some sort of makeover, and turned a lot more ‘hip’ since the last installment. It is filmed beautifully however; the huge budget is evident and well utilized in the extremely impressive backdrop. However I felt that there was little development in the themes from the other Harry Potter films and having not read the book I found it pretty confusing to be honest – loads of things going on at once without perfectly defined storylines.