I thought that Chris Colombus did a great job on this movie. It stayed fairly true to the book and was entertaining all the way through! Sure they left out some stuff, but doesn't almost every movie based on a book do that? If you love the books, I guarantee that you will love this movie. Your imagination comes to life right in front of you on screen and it's just amazing to see everything you have been picturing inside your head come to life. Can't wait for the Chamber of Secrets.