Not my daughter, you bitc..........

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2011)

Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord's three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality.
But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again......
It's taken ten years for us to get to the climax of this franchise, and it was worth the wait, as what we have here is the most exciting and emotional entry into the franchise, and possibly the most darkest blockbuster released this year.
After the decidedly talky affair of the last one in the fields, this goes straight into the action, once we get to the bank, and all those characters who never did much but scowl and and mope about in previous entries, really kick butt in this one.
Staying quite faithful to the book, it's a very violent movie, which shows some of the characters in states you wouldn't like to see, but this is intricate to the narrative in showing us just how evil Voldemort is. Fiennes is perfect as the dark lord, proving that he may be one of the all time movie villains up there with Gruber and Lecter. Whenever he is on screen, there is an eerie quality to the film.
As for the rest of the cast, it's much of the same really, having such a huge array of stars in a film will lead to people being sidelined. Thompson, Hurt, Broadbent, Thewlis all suffer from very limited screen time, but it's kudos for them for appearing, knowing that it's such an important piece of British cinema/culture.
Radcliffe gives his best performance as Harry, knowing that his quest is nearly over, and the battle scenes, though not as good as LOTR, still rise above other set pieces this year.
All the fan boy/girl parts are here, Neville finally kicking butt, Ron and Hermonies kiss, Bellatrixs' kiss off line, and the most emotional part of any Potter movie, Snapes flashback.
Yates has really put everything he can into this movie, he gets a great performance from everyone involved, and always keeps it as believable as he can.
The 3D though is pointless except for a couple of tiny scenes involving Nagini, and adds no new depth to the destruction of Hogwarts.
It's a fitting end to a huge franchise, and it's going to feel strange for a few years, when a certain boy wizard isn't gracing our big screens anymore.
Quite sad really.