Yeah, that's what I'm saying. They rely on it being a good movie simply because of name. It's like Final Fantasy. If a game is bad, it's still gonna sell because of the name attached. It may cause thousands of fans to bitch incessantly for years after, but 90% of them will still buy the next game, just because of the FF name.

Now dont get me wrong. I very much enjoy the Harry Potter movies. I liked the first one even though, when I first watched it, I had prejudged HP as kiddy crap and never picked up the book. I just really admire the third movie for trying to be more when it clearly didnt have to.

As for the acting, yeah the kids arent super, but they're getting better. The adults, however, are wonderful, both in resembelance to the characters and skill.