Quite good

Rating: 7/10 (3 January 2013)

Some of the kiddies here were quite impressed by this film. Indeed, it is among the best of the series, but it is not a masterpiece of cinema. It is a competent adaptation of the novels into film. In fact, the last book was transformed into two films to milk the franchise as much as possible which therefore reduce the artistic accomplishments of these films.
However, abstracting away from such issues and watching this film as a film it is very good. It is flawed in parts but in other ways it is very good and sometimes even powerful if you are invested into the characters from watching the previous films or reading the novels.
However, doesn't watch this if you haven't watched the previous films or read the novels. It doesn't make sense that way.