Get Ready for the final showdown!

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2010)

First of all, I must warn young kids who are hoping to see this movie that they are in for a bit of a disappointment. At the start of the HP film franchise they were more or less for children, but just as the title character reaches maturity in the book, so also the film's theme is more adult and more mature.
But seriously, David Yates has done an excellent job this time, compared to the previous 2 HP movies. Starting from the grim opening speech by Rufus Scrimegour to the end, the performance is top-class. The 3 main players (Radcliffe, Grint and Watson) are more good-looking than they were in the previous film, and I must say that Bonnie Wright (Ginny) looks gorgeous too. For once, Voldemort is seen having a meeting with his Death Eaters, among them the Malfoys and Bellatrix Lestrange (of whom Helena Bonham Carter still does an excellent and really scary job). The return of Dobby for me was well-timed and his tragic end really touched me. The wedding scene is tastefully done, so also is the escape from it by the trio.
If I have any knock for the movie, it is the meeting of Harry Potter and Fleur Delacour. Since Clemence Poesy (Fleur) was not present in HP6, it was only logical (for me at least) that she should have greeted Harry more warmly than the tepid embrace; after all, she hadn't seen him since the Triwizard Tournament. But this is only a minor detail and it does not spoil the movie.
All in all, I can't wait for the final part. But I regret that after that, it will all end. The will come the difficult reality that no more HP movies will be made. I've thoroughly enjoyed myself and I will definitely feel sad when it is all over.