Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie Review 2002

Action-packed sequel tops its predecessor with less exposition and more adventure as Harry (Radcliffe) and his friends at Hogwarts try to discover the force that's terrorizing the school. In his second year at school, the young (but obviously growing) wizard re-teams with fellow school chums Ron (Grint) and Hermione (Watson) to brave new dangers posed by the Chamber of Secrets, which may lie somewhere in the halls of the school, unbeknownst to professors Rickman, Smith, and even headmaster Harris. Everything about this outing is bigger and better, including a delightfully expanded, labyrinthine Hogwarts. Sometimes over-the-top thrills may be a lot for younger viewers. Book two in Rowling's series.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 161 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Magic, Fantasy, Prep School, Snakes, Bad Dads, Top Grossing Films of 2002, Books to Film: J.K. Rowlings

Screenplay

Steven Kloves

Cast

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, John Cleese, Jason Isaacs, Tom Felton, Alan Rickman, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Julie Walters, Shirley Henderson, Mark Williams, Julian Glover, Miriam Margolyes, Christian Coulson, Gemma Jones, David Bradley, Bonnie Wright

Cinematography

Roger Pratt

Director

Chris Columbus

Music

John Williams

Other

Toby Jones, John Midgley, Peter Honess, Neil Lamont, Lindy Hemming, Stuart Craig

Producer

David Heyman, Heyday Films, 1492 Films, Warner Bros.