I thought this was a step backwards in terms of direction, it should have been the darkest in terms of feel but just didn't feel dark and fearful enough. 

As for the acting, Daniel Radcliffe still doesn't do it for me although I've never had a problem with the other central characters.

The real competition against Harry Potter this year is The Chronicles of Narnia and I'm hoping it'll be outstanding in terms of acting and not just a CGI fest, this is a classic childrens book and in essence has a far larger target audience than Harry Potter.

Cheers Trev.