After seeing Prisoner of Azkaban, I can safely say that the first 5 minutes of Cuar?n’s quite good film had more soul than both of the previous Harry Potter movies combined. And for those soulless line-by-line regurgitations of the books, we can thank the man of the hour: Chris Columbus.
Now, this might sound a bit silly initially. I mean, asking someone to exit an industry they have been part of for over 20 years is pretty extreme, and many would argue that the first two Harry Potter books didn’t provide source material nearly as good as the third. But check the rest of his track record prior to his encounters with Mr. Potter: Adventures in Babysitting, Heartbreak Hotel, Home Alone, Only the Lonely, Home Alone 2, Mrs. Doubtfire, Nine Months, Stepmom, and Bicentennial Man. Most of these movies are braindead family fare which is bad enough, but Bicentennial Man was a big budget bomb that wasted two major talents (Robin Williams & Sam Neill). How it is that Chris was able to talk the powers that be into giving him free reign on a triple-A property like Harry Potter immediately after he lost them $100 mil is beyond comprehension.
Next up for Chris is a butchering of the Pulitzer winning Rent. After that, he’ll really be stretching himself with NFL Dad. ow…
When your greatest achievement as a director is a toss-up between Mrs. Doubtfire and Home Alone, both made over a decade ago, isn’t it about time to find another line of work? Please?
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