Very good.a Must watch..epic! but, could have been better,,,

Rating: 8/10 (16 July 2011)

This was my first preview experience of a movie.My first reaction? Very Good.best among David Yates'. SPOILER ALERT !!!. Well, its fast paced, unlike previous one.The movie starts on a high.(SPOILER)The Gringotts Bank scene,excellently coordinated,pulls you in the movie instantly.All the scenes are absolute visual treat. Few scenes are worth 3D viewing, but most are not.The movie has many scenes already in dark and the 3D glasses make them look even less bright. Watch it in 3D only if you have to,but I would recommend to watch in 2D. Harry, voldemort and severus are deservedly given ample screenspace,but other characters(even important ones)are felt to have only a cameo.Even Nagini has longer role.(SPOILER)The ron-hermione kiss is aptly placed.Severus Snape's character has finally been done justice with!The wand-fight scenes are not as abysmal as in 6th movie but also not the best in the franchise, They craved for some background score! Silence works Yates,but too much use of it takes out its intensity.(SPOILER) It was great to see Molly and McGonagall in action.It intensifies the importance of the whole fight.Couldn't even spot Kingsley,Lupin,Fred-George,Arthur,Tonks . Neville is perfect! Excellent performances by Ralph Fiennes,Dan, Watson and Alan Rickman.
(SPOILER)The movie has excellent flow until harry's death scene.It rises expectations very high,feels epic till then .But the later part does not live upto expectations. I don't fathom what was the hurry to start wrapping it up so quickly.Bad Editing! (SPOILER)The only admirable part in the last half hour is the king's cross station scene .That will help up the rating for sure.(SPOILER)The deserved ado about Elder wand snaps as Harry is shown to break it like a twig.Hurtful for the book fans! The much fussed epilogue scene is good,but again felt wapped up.Ron really looks like a 36 yr old.The goodbye didn't go into the heart. The Cinematography is good.Few innovative camera angles. Art direction also deserves praise.The backdrop keeps you always in a HarryPotter mood,nicely achieved. All in all a very good movie,action packed,emotional roller-coaster,musst watch for Potter fans,and others too. A movie to clap for sure, not to stand though.A little more background score, little less meddling with story and 1/2 hour more would have given the movie one more star.