Harry, Ron, and Hermione return for a second year at Hogwarts, joined by Gilderoy Lockhart, a self-centered expert in Defense against the Dark Arts. It isn't long before they discover something is amiss: students are petrified like statues, threats are written in blood on the walls, and a deadly monster is on the loose. It seems that someone has opened the mysterious Chamber of Secrets, letting loose the monster and all its calamitous powers. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide. 2 discs. Stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, Robbie Coltrane. Directed by Chris Columbus. Run time 161 minutes. Rated PG. Made in USA. |