
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman
Director: David Yates
Rating: Three stars
Based on the penultimate book in J. K. Rowling’s mega-successful series, director David Yates struggles to match the tone of the previous instalment, The Order of the Phoenix, which he also helmed. Despite some stunning setpieces – including a dynamic wand duel in a school toilet that Freud would have had a field day with; and an attack on the Weasley home that ratchets up the tension – the film’s biggest problem is that little of real note happens until the final scenes. The climax, when it comes, is truly touching, but an overlong running time and an overdose of adolescent romance (as well as some uneven acting) detract from what could have been a far stronger movie.
1 comment:
Saw it last week - your review is spot on in regard to lack of plot.
I often thought del Toro would do a great HP move.
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