Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Won 1 BAFTA Film Award13 wins & 46 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Like many children I've met, director Chris Columbus seems never to have heard the word no.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
27 Jun 2011
rotten:
It doesn't help that Chamber is pretty much all business from the opening shot, trading in Stone's sometimes-clunky exposition for full-steam-ahead action.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
26 Nov 2013
fresh:
Radcliffe, 3 inches taller and an octave lower than last year, is growing comfortably into his character, as is Watson, the fetching and confident Hermione.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
26 Nov 2013
rotten:
Two down, presumably five to go, and already the franchise is entering dangerous territory: if you aren't one of the many who know their Harry Potter chapter and verse, prepare for a nap.
– Michael Agger,
New Yorker,
26 Nov 2013
fresh:
This new Harry Potter has its flaws, but it's better, as well as darker, than the first.