David Yates knows how to make a film... Just not a great one.

Rating: 5/10 (1 August 2011)

With the amount of money thrown at this franchise, David Yates had practically anything he wanted at his disposal. This definitely goes to show in the visual and technical elements of the film:- great sets, props, special fx, visual fx, camera-work, music.
What always lets a film down? Storytelling.
So many missed opportunities and odd decisions.
Perhaps my biggest 'er, why?' moment was when I realised they weren't going to take Harry & Voldy inside, but no, just have him dissolve into little pieces without anyone watching. It had so little impact I felt grumpy right then! This was the moment that 7, yes SEVEN films have been building to!!! This is not LotR but take a cue from Peter Jackson, David Yates! This moment is meant to be EXPLOSIVE!
I'll leave it there as others have pointed out the rest of the pros and cons.
See excellent reviews by DoctorBatmanPotter & akash_sebastian for a full list of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.