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| 2.4 |
What could have played as a softcore American rip off of Battle Royale ended up a poorly-shot mess. It expected to make Harry Potter money off of a sloppy script and wretched tween acting delivered by the new vapid “It” faces of this generation. The epic scale expected of the next book-to-film cash cow is strangely restrained. Its a big budget Hollywood hit so expect shaky cinema verite complimented with a choppy, mashed editing style.
The last half of the Harry Potter movies pushed the PG-13 kid movies to their extreme so its disappointing that none of the risque violence of the book feels as raw here. Without reading the book, I’m sure the movie is that much more incomprehensible, confusing and terrible. Sadly, there’s little hope for the coming sequels, despite a solid second book.
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