What we got is great, however, there are crucial moments missed out

Rating: 6/10 (12 August 2012)

First and foremost I would like to commend Dame Maggie Smith on her excellent award-worthy portrayal of Minerva McGonagal, in this film she transforms from the cruel, although sweet, teacher into a loving mother- like figure to Harry. The scene where she stands up against Snape left me with goosebumps, and in the final fight scene her face was priceless. Maggie Smith gave the best performance in this film without a doubt.
I really do like this film, i thought the special effects were great and realistic, especially the flight scene with Harry and Voldemort. And the acting was A*, standout performances from Maggie Smith, Matthew Lewis, Julie Walters, and as usual Daniel Radcliffe shone.
However, i really did expect more, since i have read the books. Vital scenes which would have increased my rating from a six to a nine were left out, such as;
1)The scene in the Ravenclaw common room, where Harry casts the cruciatus curse on Carrow was left out.
2) Snape's memories were squashed into a 1 minute scene, where loads of details were left out.
3) in the books the final scene took place in the great hall, as it should have in the film, the fight between Molly and Bellatrix was good, but voldemort's reaction to the death of his 'most loyal servant' wasn't shown.
4) there should have been more individual fight scenes, like in the books where Sybil is throwing crystal balls, or where Kreacher leads an army of house-elves to war.
Overall, i did like this film and the quality of the film was absolutely outstanding, however, the missing parts which i think are vital prompt me to give it a 6 out of 10. It was though, and commendable end to the franchise