This second film in the Potter series begins with Harry being sent to his room while his uncle Vernon hosts important clients. Dobby the house elf shows up in Harry's room to warn him that terrible danger awaits him at Hogwarts should he return there, which Harry doesn't believe, leading Dobby to lock him in his room. Harry is set free by the Weasley brothers, and later Harry and Ron use the Weasley's flying car to return to Hogwarts despite Dobby's warning; on the way, they encounter the Whomping Willow. Once there, Harry begins to hear an evil voice, and it turns out that the sinister Chamber of Secrets has been reopened and that an heir to Slytherin is attacking partly-Muggle students and petrifying them. Harry and his pals have to get their act together and save the day.
Release:
15 Nov, 2002
Movie Reviews
"the film's darker tone is more satisfying than that of the first, a somewhat forced happy ending notwithstanding....." -- TV Guide ( Read Review )
"proves that sometimes you can have too much of a good thing....." -- New York Post ( Read Review )
"more plot and less discovery than the first movie — an equation I'd prefer in reverse....." -- Chicago Tribune ( Read Review )
"finds a way to make J.K. Rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore....." -- Salon ( Read Review )
