Well this one well and truly blows every other film of the series out of the water.
finally the films have grown up and caught up with the characters from the book, it is a stylish foreboding film that is mature and with feelings and tones that perfectly fit with the books story.
the performances from the actors are more matured and subtle - thankfully, as if they had continued in the way they had done in previous films this film would have been a hard watch.
Me being the cynical guy i am, i figured they had just split the final book into two as a huge money making exercise as Warner Brothers will effectively make double the money on this final book. However having only half a book to convert into a 146 minute film give director David Yates time to slowly build his characters and the setting, not rushing through plot points as has happened in every film in the series so far, and rather than slowing things down it helps move the story along slickly and stylishly.
the whole film looks wonderful, and deeply dark and mysterious look to a deeply dark and mysterious film.
Lets not get carried away though. this is by far the best film in the series, but it is not by any mean a great film. it does suffer from the fact that it is a set up to part 2, where all the big stuff is going to happen. and strangely the main problem is with the story, in that for vast parts of the film the 3 leads are wandering around a forest with nothing to do. It is not even fully clear why they are there at all, the Horcrux maguffin doesnt appear to be used as effectively as it should. there are also some plot points and developements that seem to come out of nowhere, why does the sword just suddenly appear in a lake they happen to be camping by, and why did the deer lead Harry to it, didn't really make sense in this movie, but i guess will all become clear in part 2.
These are minor points though, and it does not take away from a very good film. and boy can i not wait till part 2...
Emma Watson is gorgeous to watch also.
4 stars
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