From book to movie - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Reviews

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is adapted from J.K. Rowling's book by the same title. After both reading the book and watching the movie I greatly appreciate the wonderful job that the screenwriter, director, and others did adapting a complicated story such as "Chamber of Secrets" into a movie of less than 3 hours. Though some important points were left out of the plot, and some unnecesary scenes added, the plot of the movie stays true to the book and is easy enough to follow. The young actors in this film have greatly improved from the first movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." For example, the rivalry between the protagonist Harry Potter (played by Daniel Radcliffe) and his archenemy Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) is portrayed much better in "Chamber of Secrets" than the previous film, and is more similar to the way it is described in the book. Acting is not all that has improved from the first movie. I was impressed with the special effects and set design in "Chamber of Secrets." The Chamber of Secrets in particular was very well-done. Overall, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is a stellar adaptation of the book it is based on, and is superior to the first movie in the Harry Potter series.