Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Players: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith, Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese; directed by Chris Columbus
The Skinny: After spending a miserable summer with his adopted family the Dursleys, Harry Potter (Radcliffe) starts his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But things don’t go any more smoothly this time around. Seems an ominous message on the wall has announced the Chamber of Secrets has been opened, and some of the pupils are being turned into stone. Harry, along with his stalwart friends Hermione (Watson) and Ron (Grint), are in for more nasty surprises.
The Bottom Line: Get ready for round two. In the J.K. Rowling books, Harry and his friends gradually get used to their lives as wizards-in-training, and their adventures get more elaborate and exciting. Likely, the films will follow suit. Chamber of Secrets is bound to be better than Sorcerer’s Stone–practice makes perfect.
Opens: Nov. 15
