harry potter and the chamber of secrets cast and crew

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS CAST AND CREW MOVIE
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS CAST AND CREW SERIES

Rickman continues to be the best of the adult cast, with his dark Professor Snape here showing the first tantalizing bit of support for Harry, but the recently deceased Richard Harris, so perfect in the role of kindly Dumbledore, will be sorely missed. Toby Jones brings life to the computer generated house elf Dobby with his worried voicing. Miriam Margolyes ('The Age of Innocence') is blissfully non-nuturing as Professor Sprout, countered by Gemma Jones ('Bridget Jones's Diary') as caring nurse Madam Pomfrey. Shirley Henderson adeptly uses her high pitched range to convince as a poutish ghost, although her spin on Moaning Myrtle is more like a Wailing Wendy. Mark Williams portrays red-haired Weasley decency as Malfoy's financially challenged foe.

Jason Isaacs is once again typecast as a villain, but he does it so well, here with his son Draco's blondness reflected in long flowing tresses of an aristocratic nobleman. Branaugh gleefully creates a pompous, egotistical poseur as the ineffectual Lockhart.

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS CAST AND CREW SERIES

'Harry' provides its first surprise when Radcliffe delivers his first line in a voice several octaves lower than the one he had in 'Sorcerer's Stone.' The young actor's maturity is a plus, however, although it is doubtful if the current trio of Radcliffe, Grint and Watson will be able to complete the series (even if Henderson, a 36 year old actress, is portraying the ghost of a schoolgirl). A complaint from Moaning Myrtle (Shirley Henderson, '24 Hour Party People'), a ghost who haunts the girls' lavatory, leads Harry to the invisible diary of Tom Riddle (Christian Coulson) which implicates Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) in the prior disastrous opening of the chamber. Hermione (Emma Watson), a non-pureblood target of the Slytherin founder's secret menace, sets out to find a solution, but is soon frozen in a Hogwarts ward.

When Harry unwittingly shows himself to be a parselmouth (one who can speak to snakes), all eyes turn to him as the possible Slytherin descendent. The friends resume classes and Quidditch, but the school faces jeopardy when messages about the heir of Slytherin opening the Chamber of Secrets appear on the walls in blood and students are found literally petrified. The magic car lands the boys in a womping willow AND major trouble for breaking several rules of wizardry. Weasley giggles like a schoolgirl in the presence of Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branaugh), an egoist promoting his biography 'Magical Me.' The enmity between the Weasleys and snobbish Voldemort follower Lucius Malfoy (Jason Isaacs, 'The Patriot') also comes bubbling to a head when Draco (Tom Felton) takes an opportunity to chide Harry.Ī 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' style journey to Hogwarts ensues, albeit one with far more danger, after Ron and Harry are denied access to Platform 9 3/4. Harry's school supply trek with the Weasleys to Diagon Alley gives Julie Waters a chance to shine as no-nonsense Mrs. Weasley (Mark Williams, 'The Borrowers'). Younger sister Ginny Weasley's (Bonnie Wright) crush on Harry is established and we're introduced to Mr. One can't fault the 30 minutes spent before Harry even arrives at the train station, as we're given our first glimpse into the delightful Weasley household where pots scrub and afghans knit themselves. Rowling's' rambling source material makes for an overlong film (160 minutes) that begins to lose stream just when it should be gathering momentum. Still, screenwriter Steve Kloves' and director Chris Columbus' slavish faithfulness to J.K.

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS CAST AND CREW MOVIE

Now that the ensemble cast is comfortable in their movie personas, the sterility of the establishing film has mostly lifted to allow some real magic to take place on screen. The second installment proves the charm for Harry Potter. Harry's best friend Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) comes through, though, rescuing Harry and getting him back to school where they'll face real evil in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.' One night in his new, upstairs bedroom Harry's visited by Dobby (voice of Toby Jones), a house elf, who is desperate to warn Harry not to return to Hogwarts but unwilling to tell him why. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is imprisoned by the Dursleys who are forbidding him to return to Hogwarts for his sophomore year.

Harry potter and the chamber of secrets cast and crew