There’s Good Reason

I too am a Harry Potter virgin — no books, no movies.    I can’t really imagine the books ever being a priority given the always-large stack of books that must be read on my shelf, but in principle I’m not opposed to the films (although I have no particular interest in them either.)  But unlike Frank Bruni, I have a good reason!  The unavoidable barrier, alas, can be summed up in four words: “Directed by Chris Columbus.”   Starting with the third doesn’t seem workable, but watching the first two is obviously not an option as there’s no chance whatsoever that they’ll be watchable, and there we go.