Magnificent and a monumental epic end to this much love franchise of books and films that has been a part of millions of people lives for the last fourteen years.

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2011)

When the first Harry Potter book came out the 30th June 1997, no one not even JK Rowling herself could have predicted the storm that would follow as millions of people of all ages from the young to the elderly fell in love with the fictional character of Harry Potter along with Ron, Hermione and all the other characters throughout the seven book series. Told in books, played through computer games and now turned into movies with websites, forums and fan clubs based on "the boy who lived," Harry Potter has become an iconic symbol of British/world culture with the values of trust, honesty, friendship, love and courage lots of human beings show everyday. The character has been and will continue to enrich all our lives for pure enjoyment for generations to come as well as being a terrific role model for younger kids.
Part I of the Deathly Hallows was brilliant at conveying the burden and isolation Harry, Ron and Hermione felt. Part II promises heart stopping action on an epic scale and it delivers. We see the trio try and find and destroy the remainder of Voldemort's Horcruxes as they break into Gringotts and Hogwarts where battle takes place with student/teachers against Voldemort's army of Death Eaters, Trolls and Spiders. The acting is brilliant all round as everyone gets their moment to shine like Maggie Smith as McGonagall, Gary Lewis as Neville Longbottom and Julie Walters as Molly Weasley. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson pull off their best performances since the beginning of the franchise. But it's Radcliffe who I think steals the film with his most believable performance yet. All three deserve to go on to more things with their acting career as they truly deserve it from learning to adapt and grow from film to film with their acting. However the other stars cannot be ignored with Ralph Fiennes being truly menacing as Voldemort who gets more screen time, Alan Rickman as Snape, Helen Boham Carter as Bellatrix, Micheal Gambon as Dumbledore and Gary Oldman as Sirius amongst other actors all get their moments to shine.
The special effects are better than ever with a truly realistic dragon at Gringotts and the design set pieces of Diagon Alley, Gringotts and Hogwarts. It was also quite good in 3D, which was very well implemented. The script as well had it's sharp moments producing some comic bits when Herminone tries to act like Bellatrix at Gringotts and some heartfelt moments when Fred and Lupin and Tonks die. This brings me on to the action, which truly is spectacular and choreographed superbly on a massive scale. The best bits of the fight and most exciting though being when Harry and Voldemort face each other after the forest and when Ron, Hermione and Neville conspire together to kill Nagini.
The narrative as well by Steve Knowles is held together quite well as the important story strands are tied beautifully into the conclusion. Of course it still is a bit patchy from previous films and the editing is a bit choppy like Molly Weasley amongst other characters suddenly appear out of Hogwarts from nowhere and some of the last battle sequence for a small part it is a bit hard to make out what is happening on the screen. But this is only a small gripe compared to it's overall achievement as I liked the part of Snape's memories, which was well done and the last sequence of nineteen years later when Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny have grown up with their children bought a tear to my eye as it is really quite beautifully done.
This film is the best of the lot and truly does justice to the books and ends a much loved and will be missed franchise that has entranced millions. Thank you JK Rowling and all the actors and directors of all the film particularly David Yates for the last three films (and superbly directed this last part) for giving us many wonderful years of enjoyment and entertainment. Harry Potter is a legacy that will be passed on through telling of the stories and watching the films as generations to come will immerse themselves in the world of Harry and Hogwarts. To that I say farewell to Harry and all. These characters will all be greatly missed by lots of people including me.