Left too many important details!

Rating: 5/10 (5 April 2011)

I have read all the Harry Potter books, so I am familiar with the finer points of the plot. I am amazed at how people say that the film is faithful to the book. In my humble point of view, the movie really meandered here and there without providing any logical reasons for the actions of characters. OK here come the SPOILERS. The starting was good with the music of Desplat setting the tone for the impending dark times. But all the good work was undone for me with the scene for Harry looking into the broken mirror. He sees(or thinks he has seen) the face of Dumbledore and yet he is not even surprised..as if he has been seeing this every other day, it actually makes him look dumb. It is an important scene which links to later part of the movie. The chase scenes are pretty good but again, as Hedwig gives away Harry's identity (another departure from book) and Voldemort draws nearer, the spell his wand casts automatically seems to pass unnoticed by him (I said he's dumb..well,he's dumber). Boy, he never even asks anyone why did this happen. Given, he is dumb, is anyone sane enough to advise him to be in disguise during the wedding...apparently not. He just walks in full view and guess what, nobody's even surprised. I thought they might give Harry the credit of solving the mystery of RAB to show the brainy side of him but no, its Ron who just happens to wake up and show his rare genius. The story of Kreacher being used by Voldemort to the cave to hide his horcrux and the change of heart Kreacher had when the trio told him they were completing the unfinished task of Regulus Black was completely skipped. I think there was a lot of potential for laughs with the elf beating Mundungus but it too was wasted. Our dumb harry refuses to have any disguise on their trip to Godric's hollow as well though this time Hermione tried to put some saneness into his head but to no avail.(It would be better if Voldemort just kills this loser, he seem to be asking for it!). I was really astonished how far a character can be made to look foolish when Harry follows the doe Patronus without ever wondering who cast it and it may be a trap. But the biggest mystery I am yet to uncover is how those death eaters happened to be at the same place they disapparated to from Luna's house...they didn't even utter the tabooed "Voldemort" name.(Surely something to look for in part 2, perhaps?). I dunno why but Bellatrix wont use Cruciatus curse to torture Hermione but instead carves Mudblood on her arm and why did Hermione cry out so loud for this? After all, Harry bore all such trash in part 5 without any issues. They skipped the death of Wormtail as well. There really was no conviction and desperation in the way Harry takes out the broken mirror and asks for help. No doubt people do not seem to relate it to appearance of Dobby. There was a lot more missing in the movie but what really disgusts me is the way the director took liberty with some very important scenes that were vital to explaining the forthcoming events.
That said, the infiltration into ministry was the scene I enjoyed the most and was well done. The animation of the fairy tale was a pleasant surprise. The dance scene between Harry and Hermione could have been skipped in favor of some of the scenes like Dudley saying goodbye to Harry. Really, the time wasted in those beautiful landscapes could have served instead in developing the story and characters more fully. The film shines in parts but collectively, it somewhat loses its appeal. It is neither appealing from cinematic pt. of view nor does it satisfy the readers of the book. Must watch if you are a Harry potter fan like me but be warned, you may feel as unsatisfied with it as I did.