HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (2001) - ♦♦♦

Directed by - Chris Columbus

Written by - Steve Kloves (based on the novel by J.K. Rowling)

Starring - Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson

"The story of a young boy with a great destiny, who enters the Hogwarth School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The start of a franchise that was to become one of the most important and prolific in cinema history. This first addition is really still more fun for a young audience, with its blend of fun and dark mystery, but for anyone who isn’t a fan of the saga, it is quite dull, too long and even a little formulaic."

Fantasy, USA/UK