2.5 out of 5 stars.
I was recently on a plane in which I was not tired and didn't have anything to read. Thus, I had to determine what to do with three free hours. I decided the in-flight movie, Harry Potter #5, would help me get through the flight.
In this installment, Harry Potter is getting a bad rap because no one believes Big V is really back. Hogwarts gets an obnoxious new headmaster, who rubs most people the wrong way. Harry starts teaching his own "Defense Against the Dark Arts" classes, which basically consists of telling people how to point their wands, say the magic words and have enough confidence that it works (does magic work on faith?).
The movie succeeded in helping pass the time, but not much more beyond that. The characters are not very believable or sympathetic. For me, it's hard to get very excited about a storyline where all problems can be solved with magic. I know this puts me in the minority, since most people think Harry Potter and friends are the bomb, but I just don't care about them. Granted, the books are a much better read (and I have not read this particular book) than the movies are to watch, but I can't really recommend this to anyone who isn't already an avid HP fan.
2 comments:
Wow. Harry Potter was rated below "Blades of Glory."
This is a very, very late comment but I was cruising through your reviews and stopped on this one and was happy to discover that I'm not the only person who didn't like Harry Potter 5 that much.
I'm actually an enormous fan of Harry Potter - you know, swallowed the books whole and analyzed every page and all that jazz. I managed to set aside the book from the movie and was still disappointed. The character development was little, the friends o' Harry barely spoke at all (except Hermione, who seemed to have more lines than Harry), and the music was tedious. I was very disappointed. So, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.
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