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Cast

Daniel Radcliffe
as Harry Potter

Emma Watson
as Hermione Granger

Rupert Grint
as Ron Weasley

Jason Isaacs
as Lucius Malfoy

Alan Rickman
as Prof. Snape

Maggie Smith
as Prof. McGonagal

Robbie Coltrane
as Hagrid the Giant

Richard Harris
as Prof. Albus Dumbledore

Tom Felton
as Draco Malfoy

Miriam Margolyes
as Prof. Sprout

Kenneth Branagh
as Gilderoy Lockhart

Warwick Davis
as Prof. Flitwick

Gemma Jones
as Madame Pomfrey

John Cleese
as Nick the Nearly Headless Ghost

Richard Griffiths
as Uncle Vernon Dursley

Fiona Shaw
as Aunt Petunia

Julie Walters
as Mrs. Weasley

Mark Williams
as Mr. Weasley

Bonnie Wright
as Ginny Weasley

David Bradley
as Argus Filch

Christian Coulson
as Tom Riddle

Sean Biggerstaff
as Oliver Wood

Kathrin Nicholson
as Pansy Parkinson

Rik Mayall
as Peeves the Poltergeist

Alfred Burke
as Armando Dippet

Shirley Henderson
as Moaning Myrtle

Chris Rankin
as Percy Weasley

Matthew Lewis
as Neville Longbottom

James Phelps
as Fred Weasley

Oliver Phelps
as George Weasley

Veronica Clifford
as Mrs. Mason

Robert Hardy
as Cornelius Fudge

Julian Glover
as Aragog the Spider

Toby Jones
as Dobby the House Elf

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• Oct 31, 2016

  I love Chamber of Secrets. To me, it's the last Potter film to make me feel nostalgic towards the series. Don't get me wrong, I love all 8 films, but there's something about the campy and all around goofiness to Chamber of Secrets that makes it all the more endearing. Even though it was filmed merely months after the first film was released; Harry, Ron, and Hermione feel like they have grown so much since their first outing at Hogwarts. I guess that's the feeling you get when you watch the films within days of each other. With that said, we are jumped right back into the fold as Harry is back with his muggle family in England when a house elf, named Dobby, appears and warns him to never return back to Hogwarts. Being that it's the confident and curious Harry Potter we're talking about, of course he makes his way back to the school within a few scenes. Much like the first film, we have plenty of entertaining side missions for the trio to go on which included; a flying car, taking a potion to disguise themselves as Slytherin, following spiders into the dark forest, and of course some Quidditch. All of this makes for a brisk 2 hours and 40 minutes of wizard fun. But the film isn't short on its eerie reveals, adventurous thrills, and dark storytelling. Chamber of Secrets brilliantly balances all of that though. Seeing Harry venture into the secrets of Tom Riddle's diary is some terrifying stuff to see as a kid, as is seeing various victims picked off in Hogwarts due to the Chamber being open. And to me, it holds up to this day. There's definitely a more childish tone to it all, but these are 12-year-olds after all. This film was also a test for Harry, and particularly Daniel Radcliffe, to show if he can truly carry a film or not. Hermione is sidelined for the last 40 minutes or so and Ron is just about scared of anything they come across. If there was ever a question to that proposal, Chamber of Secrets definitely put that to rest. The first film is great, but this was Harry and Radcliffe coming into their own as character and actor respectively. From here on out it's a much darker and relentlessly thrilling take on the character, so I'll always be partial to the lighter tone Chamber of Secrets presented. +Balances goofy and gripping scenes well +Chamber fight +Unsettling reveals +Plenty of entertaining missions for the trio 9.0/10
  

  Thomas D Super Reviewer
• Jun 25, 2016

  I loved this sequel. It gets dramatic at first and the battle ending it became a blood-action packed.
  Film C Super Reviewer
• Apr 11, 2016

  If you make a film series there are always that one movie that doesn't really fit with you, and for me that is this one. I still like "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," but I don't like it as much as the other movies. It has some points that I didn't thought the movie needed or was supposed to tackle yet. This is a dark movie, and even though it's not the darkest, it still feel pretty much for adults because of the many dark tones and the theme of death. Chris Columbus has always been a very good director when it comes to children movies, but it doesn't really work when he attempts to tackle both the childish themes which he should stuck to and the dark adult-like tone. It just doesn't work all the way through. The performances, however, are some of the best I have seen in a long time. Daniel Radcliffe is a great actor and he has really been that ever since the first Harry Potter movie.
  

  Lasse G Super Reviewer
• Mar 28, 2016

  With a darker tone and an extreme loyalty to the original source material, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is both a treat for fans and non-fans alike thanks to thrilling action scenes, a great sense of pacing and some great performances.
  Matthew M Super Reviewer

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