Review of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

... and proof that you can make a killing by imitating something original (in this case Tolkien's LoTR and Neil Gaiman's Books of Magic) and pandering to the lowest denominator. In the music world, Coolio's "Gangsta Paradise", Atomic Kitten's "Be With You" and all the other current various-artists-factorymade hits are based on the same principle: rip the framework from an established success and update with empty calories. There you go, ready to eat and not much fear of indigestion.