Did not live up to the hype!

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2010)

I loved all the books and all the movies. But I believe I speak for many when I say that JK Rowling's work was always better than David Yates'. Although these two cannot be fairly compared, all the movies were still enjoyable to watch as it offered a clear visual of the majestic wizarding school and the beautiful Hermione granger. But this one did not cut it, AT ALL.
I was glad when I heard that the Deathly Hallows would be split into two parts because I assumed that meant more details and less cramming. Part 1 lacked explanation and an enormous amount of detail that made me stress throughout the movie. Here are some that I noticed:

The movie did not talk about Dumbledore and his past with his brother at all even though the brother is a crucial factor at the end of the movie.

They NEVER used the invisibility cloak. it's part of the deathly hallows! I mean come on, its the title of the damn movie.

It did not explain why Harry's wand acted on it self when Harry was unconscious and attacked by Voldermort at the beginning of the movie.

We were unable to see the inner thoughts of Harry after his wand had broke. We were shown one implication of displease when Harry said that it was fine and told Hermoine to get some rest. Harry's wand was such a big deal in the first movie, but easily overlooked when it broke in this movie.

After they end up in the wilderness, the movie begins to drag.

The way they made this movie was done on purpose so that nothing really made sense and it would all come together in part II. The ultimate cliff hanger.
Although I agree with splitting the movie into two, I feel that this 2hr 30min movie could've been a lot more productive. Part II must have a recap of part I like the TV shows always do at the beginning of an episode because people will forget what exactly happened in part I and there will be mass confusion
With no doubt, part II will be extremely exciting with all the memorable/important scenes all in one movie, but in the end, Part I could've been much better.