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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) a score of 2.9001 out of 4

based on (351) reviews

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Excellent

(78)

Very Good

(204)

Good

(58)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(10)

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Susan Granger

The second installment in the ongoing film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's series is scarier, darker, longer and even better than the first. Assuming that everyone in the audience is familiar with the characters and the setting, screenwriter Steve Kloves...read the complete Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) review at Susan Granger

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Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)

It's Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the whole crowd is back along with a couple of additions to the cast. Evil has been unleashed and it's feared the Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Harry is suspected of...read the complete Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)

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Orlando Weekly (--)

Chamber of Secrets justifies its 161-minute running time by successfully conjuring a transporting sense of place and injecting stronger themes of darkness and corruption into Harry's previously whimsical existence....read the complete Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) review at Orlando Weekly (--)