Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint,
Emma Watson,
Kenneth Branagh,
Robbie Coltrane
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Youthful wizard Harry Potter returns to the screen in this, the second film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular series of novels for young people. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his frien... read more
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Release Date: November 15, 2002
DVD Release Date: April 11, 2003
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February 10, 2012Chris Columbus reprises his directing role for a stiffer film than the first. HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS is more faithful to the source material than was the original, but that may prove to be not such a great thing. The film runs a whole 161 minutes long, so in ot... read more
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December 28, 201123/12/2010 (DVD)
As soon as I finished watching "H.P: and the Philosopher's Stone" a.k.a "The Sorcerer's Stone", I managed to snatch a copy of "H.P.2: and the Chamber of Secrets" and "H.P.3: and the Prisoner of Azkaban" from the library on the same day and with no hesitation I a... read more -
December 21, 2011Chamber of Secrets is dark as it is thrilling. A slow start to the school year has had its redemption.
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July 31, 2011fb729949618Great follow up to the first, stayed original.....I like that.
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July 26, 2011Unlike its predecessor, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets manages to move its story forward without much background info on our main characters, which was the first film's fatal flaw. However, it still seems to suffer from mystery lag, that is, running from one clue to the ... read more
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July 25, 2011Harry Potter returns to clear the name of his friend Hagrid and solve the mystery of the Chamber Of Secrets contained somewhere within the school. Fair play to J. K. Rowling for becoming a multi multi multi (multi) millionaire by pillaging every fantasy inspired story ever told, ... read more
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July 19, 2011Now that they're done establishing the basis of the story and its characters, we get a far more interesting plot. On the other hand, one of the new characters, house-elf "Dobby" is extremely irritating. Jar-Jar Binks irritating. Alan Rickman is still deliciously over-the-top and ... read more
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July 18, 2011Tom Marvolo Riddle: Let's match the power of Lord Voldemort, Heir of Salazar Slytherin, against the famous Harry Potter.
"Enemies of the heir, beware."
Chamber of Secrets is one of the best in the series. I don't know how you can really rank them, as each one is great in their... read more -
July 17, 2011Again, another solid Potter film, with brilliant direction from Chris Columbus and a puzzling performance from Daniel Radcliffe. This was one of the best installments and one of the best Potter films (and the longest) ever conceived. One of the rare sequels to surpass the origina... read more
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July 15, 2011fb535316333Better than the first, Chamber of Secrets supported a much more involving cast, coherent mystery/story while thoroughly exploring themes of destiny and choice.
Not only that but it successfully expanded existing lore of the HP universe while retaining elements of the previous f... read more
Critic Reviews
June 27, 2011
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
January 16, 2003
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine
Represents a lost opportunity to give children, not to mention adults, a movie experience that would widen their eyes as the justly beloved Rowling books did. Full Review
November 22, 2002
Rex Reed, New York Observer
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. Full Review
November 15, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Most viewers, especially the younger ones, will reap its joys.
November 15, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Just as there is more magic conjured up in Chamber of Secrets the book, Chamber of Secrets the movie weaves a more powerful spell over its audience. Full Review
November 15, 2002
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Much of what made the first film so enchanting remains firmly in place, from the strong ensemble performances through Stuart Craig's magnificent production design. Full Review
November 15, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Just as often the film is as monotonous and despair-inducing as three hours on an airplane with nothing to read but the in-flight magazine. Full Review
November 15, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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.
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