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NUMBERS
Box Office: $261,835,892
VHS Rentals: $10,060,000
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CONSENSUS
Darker and livelier than the first Harry Potter, but much of what's wrong with the first movie is also present here.
CAST & CREW
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Directed by Chris Columbus
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SYNOPSIS
Harry Potter (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) has not had a good summer. Not only has he had to put up with his overbearing Aunt Petunia (FIONA SHAW) and Uncle Vernon Dursley (RICHARD GRIFFITHS) and their dread of his magical abilities, but it seems as if Harry’s best friends Ron Weasley (RUPERT GRINT) and Hermione Granger (EMMA WATSON) have forgotten him – as they haven’t replied to a single one of his letters. more...
MPAA RATING
PG, scary moments, some creature violence, and mild language
RUNTIME
2 hours, 41 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Nov 15, 2002
Video: Apr 11, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
Warner Bros.
GENRE
Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Buddies, Witches And Wizards, Magic, Sequel, Children/Family, Witches, Based On A Novel
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Site
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SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS
PARENTS EVALUATION
POSTERS
TRAILER & MEDIA
PHOTOS
PRODUCTION NOTES
NEWS ARTICLES
LINKS
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "The special effects and CGI, uneven in Sorcerer's Stone, are all spit-shine and shoe-polish in Chamber of Secrets. There isn't one hair out of place."
-- Staci Layne Wilson, FANTASTICA DAILY
"Darker, scarier, funnier and more fun-filled."
-- Kevin Williamson, JAM! MOVIES
"In his second year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the cinematic Harry Potter shows improvement. But he has a ways to go before earning top marks."
-- Jeffrey Westhoff, NORTHWEST HERALD (CRYSTAL LAKE, IL)
"An enchanting spectacular for Potter fans anxious to ride the Hogwarts Express toward a new year of magic and mischief."
-- Gregory Weinkauf, DALLAS OBSERVER
"It's fairly solid--not to mention well edited so that it certainly doesn't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark."
-- Widgett Walls, NEEDCOFFEE.COM
 "Swims in mediocrity, sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then."
-- Phil Villarreal, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
"So-so entertainment."
-- Jeff Vice, DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY
"After struggling interminably to bring the first of the obscenely popular Harry Potter novels to the screen, director Chris Columbus finally cracks the code with his second effort."
-- Rob Vaux, FLIPSIDE MOVIE EMPORIUM
"The weakest of the four Harry Potter books has been transformed into the stronger of the two films by the thinnest of margins."
-- Lawrence Toppman, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
"A lot more nimble than the first movie."
-- Gary Thompson, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS
"Chris Columbus' sequel is faster, livelier and a good deal funnier than his original."
-- Ella Taylor, L.A. WEEKLY
"More dutiful than enchanting...terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"Chamber of Secrets will find millions of eager fans. But if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm, this is the opposite of a truly magical movie."
-- David Sterritt, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
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"This time, the hype is quieter, and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first, it’s still a rollicking good time for the most part."
-- Brian Webster, APOLLO GUIDE
"I stopped thinking about how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights."
-- Ian Waldron-Mantgani, UK CRITIC
"Desta vez, Columbus capturou o pomo de ouro."
-- Pablo Villaca, CINEMA EM CENA
"Even better than the first one!"
-- John Venable, SUPERCALA.COM
"Without the newness of the first film to give it some electricity, this Harry Potter outing comes off as harmless but flat."
-- Joshua Tyler, FILM HOBBIT
"A sequel better than the original -- and better than the book on which it's based? It must be magic! And indeed, the second Harry Potter movie is enchanting."
-- Cathy Thompson-Georges, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"... certainly an entertaining ride, despite many talky, slow scenes. But something seems to be missing. A sense of real magic, perhaps."
-- Dawn Taylor, PORTLAND TRIBUNE
"The second chapter of the Harry Potter series is even more magical than the first and simply the best family film of the year."
-- Michael Szymanski, ZAP2IT.COM
"Although very much like the first movie based on J.K. Rowling's phenomenal fantasy best sellers, this second go-round possesses a quite pleasing, headlong thrust and a likably delinquent attitude."
-- Bob Strauss, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
"Great!"
-- Stefan Birgir Stefansson, SBS.IS
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FRESH 76%
Avg. Rating: 7.2/10 |
"Despite terrific special effects and funnier gags, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets finds a way to make J.K. Rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore."
-- Stephanie Zacharek, SALON.COM
"As The Empire Strikes Back was to Star Wars, so Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is to last year's freshman introduction. In short, it's bigger and better."
-- Philip Wuntch, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is deja vu all over again, and while that is a cliche, nothing could be more appropriate. It's likely that whatever you thought of the first production -- pro or con -- you'll likely think of this one."
-- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Once again, director Chris Columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to Rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours."
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"Dark, resonant, inventively detailed and packed with fleet turns of plot and a feast of visual amazement."
-- Susan Stark, DETROIT NEWS
"A little better than Sorcerer's Stone."
-- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES
"An improvement on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Not only are the special effects and narrative flow much improved, and Daniel Radcliffe more emotionally assertive this time around as Harry, but the film conjures the magic of author J.K. Rowling's books."
-- Steven Rosen, DENVER POST
"Chris Columbus, the director, does a real wonderful job of being faithful to the story but also taking it into a cinematic era."
-- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER
"In all fairness, I must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks."
-- Rex Reed, NEW YORK OBSERVER
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"Proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books, they can't go wrong. Better effects, better acting and a hilarious Kenneth Branagh. An excellent sequel."
-- Collin Souter, EFILMCRITIC.COM
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* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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