Mediocre, at best

Rating: 6/10 (24 July 2011)

I'd have to give every other Potter movie at least an 8.0 score, but I was really disappointed in the final film. It seemed like a whole lot of plot was smooshed into 2 hours, and some very important parts were left out or not detailed enough.
This was more of an action film than anything, where the others had suspense and drama.
It was also very lame how Voldemort died. The wand comes to Harry and suddenly Voldemort disintegrates. No epic battle between them....at most theist wands cast spells that counter each other...I expected a more dramatic ending in their fight.
The two things I liked about this movie was the twist where we found out that harry was actually one of the horcruxes Voldemort created, though by accident. I also liked how Nevil, who was rather soft wand weak in the earlier movies, suddenly matured into a man and took action rather than sit by passively and scared.
I would've liked to have seen Draco stay on harry's side at the end instead of going over, though reluctantly, to his parents side with Voldemort. And BTW, the director could've gone into more detail about what happened to some of the key players on Voldemorts side...like the Draco family.
What about Snape? He was totally dissed! He may have played the most important role in the outcome of the series fighting for Hogwarts but pretending to ally with Voldemort. So all he gets is a short scene, mostly covered by paper walls and silhouettes while Voldemort kills him?!?! At least they showed that he was actually a good guy with the tears that stored his memories
It was also lame that Harry breaks the most powerful wand in the world and just throws it off the bridge. Wouldn't it be best served in his possession to guard against future evil?
Also...why did they make the main characters seem like regular pedestrians in the final scene when they took their children to the train to Hogwarts? I would imagine Harry, Ron and Harmione could've played a role at Hogwarts....after all, the three of them combined to defeat Voldemort over the years. Harry was the chosen one who also taught the defense against the dark arts class in an earlier movie, and Harmione was often said to be the greatest witch of her time. Why make them ordinary?
I'm sorry that I can't score this higher. I was very disappointed in the movie. As i said earlier, the rest of the series was top-notch, but the final part was mediocre, at best. Giving it a 6 is rather lenient....it probably deserves a 5.
Don't let the ratings fool you. they are inflated by die-hard Harry Potter fans. had I known how average this film would be, I would have just waited for the video to come out. If you do see the movie in the theaters....and there is an IMAX theater around you, I would suggest watching it in 3D IMAX.....the sound and 3D effect made the movie more enjoyable in my opinion