After seeing this trailer of the upcoming Sherlock Holmes film with Robert Downey Jr., I started to wonder how true to the original book film adaptations generally are. And where are common strong and weak points in adaptations ?

These questions inspired me to become vigilant of film adaptations appearing in cinemas and makes me want to write a few reviews on the subject. In lieu of starting this new item idea immediately, however, Examiner’s Michelle Kerns has the answers to the above questions for Harry Potter books one through five in this astute article.

Enjoy !