Review – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

I almost hate to admit it, but I kinda liked this movie. I went in with a strong sense of skepticism about the whole Harry Potter phenomenon and its attendant exploitation of sibling rivalry, resentful elitism and other forms of pre-adolescent anxiety. Throw in a bunch of new age, fantasy-ass foolishness and a hearty dose of English boarding school charm – or lack of same – and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a movie I’m going to hate. So I was more than a little surprised to find myself enjoying the whole thing in an inner-child sort of way. This doesn’t rank among the top ten films in history or anything like that. Indeed, I’m still glad I didn’t pay anything for the experience (HBO free weekend). But I’m far from sorry I watched it. Mildly amusing