Again doesn't follow the book

Rating: 5/10 (26 July 2011)

With such a tremendous story, I have never understood why the writers and director feel the need to use creative license and deviate from the story. I can understand omitting parts for time, but not adding things that never happened.....and taking a lot of the movie to do it.
From the long climbing scene with Hermione and Harry in the room of requirement to having Hermione and Ron going after the snake to the long falling fight scene with Harry and Voldemort. I could go on....the pensive, Draco and his parents, Neville and the hat, falling in Gringots, Harry telling Hermione and Ron where he was going, Snape lecturing the students (and why would the students that were taking refuge in the room of requirement come out and stand in line with everyone else?? That scene could have taken the same amount of time to get where they needed to be, but use what really happened) etc. etc...
Part one stayed so true that I was ecstatic to see the final movie. I couldn't wait to see what I had read played out on the big screen. I was at least forewarned when I saw the falling scene on the previews.
As a fan, I just feel a bit let down. It was a good action movie, but not a great representation of the book. Great CG, great action, but disappointing as a fan (and it didn't have to be).