Now, Harry Potter movies are always good, no doubt about that, but perhaps in this one the actors work less hard than in the others and it shows. There's a slightly sloppy self-consciousness visible through the first half of the movie which, thankfully, wears out. Forgive me if I'm overly critical of this movie - it's from a fondness of the original material.
The three actors look old - they're all in their twenties acting like 16 yr olds or less.
The movie is very staccato leaving the viewer far behind the action - you're thinking, "What happened? who died?" and it cuts away to another scene before you figure it out. (Well, almost.:)
It's faithful to the book again, but that's not a good thing. This time I must criticize J K Rowlings herself for being too unclear and trying too many things at once (probably from growing tired of the subject). There's Malfoy trying to do something, Snape trying to help him in his biting fashion, Dumbledore doing something else, Harry following the princi like a lamb for the slaughter, a whole lot of titillating 'snogging' thrown in -- JKR, you've been watching too many bollywood movies, what happened to creativity?
After saying all that, I must admit I was as excited as a 6 yr old through the movie - all my critical faculties suspended by the magic Harry Potter movies are.:p
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