Harry Potter (film series) for the third film, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", claiming he was "burned out". He moved to the position of producer, while Alfonso Cuarón was approached for the role of director. He was initially nervous about directing the instalment since he had not read any of the books or seen the films. After reading the series, he changed his mind and signed on to direct since he had immediately connected to the story. Because Cuarón decided not to direct the fourth instalment, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", a new director had to be selected. Mike Newell
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale. It is the highest rated "Harry Potter" film at CinemaScore. Roger Ebert called "The Chamber of Secrets" "a phenomenal film" and gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, especially praising the set design. "Entertainment Weekly" commended the film for being better and darker than its predecessor: "And among the things this "Harry Potter" does very well indeed is deepen the darker, more frightening atmosphere for audiences. This is as it should be: Harry's story is supposed to get darker". Richard Roeper praised