By FAR the best of the series so far!

Rating: 10/10 (20 November 2010)

This is my first review, do please don't be too hard on me :):
I'll try to base this review on the aspects I always find very important in a movie:
Acting: Massive improvement, compared to previous films. Let's be honest, when the trio were younger, they just couldn't act (nor could we expect them to at that age), and nor could the other children. Finally, they have proved themselves to be true actors. The seniors all did an amazing job (I don't know the names of the actors, so I will use their characters' names). Although we didn't see much of him, Snape was outstanding once more. I think Bellatrix Lestrange was scarier than she's ever been, and also Lucius Malfoy did an incredible job.
Story: Obviously quite hard to judge, as it was based on the novel. However, by sticking to the book way better than any of the other movies (perhaps apart from the first one), they really projected the story in a way Rowling meant it (I think). I was very pleased to see that they tried to keep every element in, without taking short cuts. I mean, why the HELL was Dobby replaced by Neville, in previous movies? The excitement in the audience when we saw Dobby again was amazing (and so were the 'aaaws' and 'ooohs' when he died'). Also they decided to add Bill Weasley, an absolutely great decision. I mean why would they leave him out of the other movies? So I think that by following the book to the letter (and adding the animated tale of the three brothers, stunning), they pleased both the people who knew the story from reading the book, and the people who had only watched the movies before.
Humour: Although incredibly funny at some times, I don't think the jokes were spot on. I think Ron's character started to get absorbed by his jokes, and some of the funny moments were at times completely out of place. In my opinion, it just doesn't work to make a character say something funny whilst his friend is being tortured for example.
Overall, I think by a clear mile, this was the best movie of the series, as I think for the very first time, it is a great movie first, and a movie based on a novel second (unlike all the others). It was scary, we could all feel the same emotions as the characters (unlike for example the fourth movie where Ron's anger is completely out of order, and his way to 'make it up' is soo far fetched), reasonably understandable for people who hadn't read the book, and admittedly incredible funny at times (but as I stated, not always at the right times).