Mostly good, but failed in some places

Rating: 7/10 (23 July 2011)

As a huge fan of the books, I was sad and excited to see the final movie in the series. Throughout most of the film I was quite pleased that the story was either well-represented or deviated in ways that helped to move the film along. The final scene with Snape in particular was extremely well-done.
But I left with a bad taste in my mouth because two of the best scenes (the last two) were cut short in disappointing ways. The growth of Harry from the beginning to the end of the series is one of the great themes, and the book brilliantly displays that in the final two scenes. In the movie though, the dialogue that best captures his growth is almost entirely eliminated, leaving holes that to me were unacceptable.