The boy wizard who was destined for greatness finally comes into his own.

Rating: Null/10 (22 August 2011)

The end is finally nigh, the conclusion of one of the greatest modern fairy tales of our time is now consigned to literary and movie history. I scarcely believe that J K Rowling herself could have imagined such a worldwide phenomenon that has made her one of the most respected novelists who ever put pen to paper. The story of a young boy who we have watched become a young man over the last ten years is now destined to meet his destiny and meet the dark Lord Voldermort. It all ends read the posters but who will it end for? Ms Rowling had already hinted that many of the characters would not survive with Dumbledore falling at the hands of Snape in part I. The task for our heroes is simple to destroy the dark lord you must destroy the horcruxes that contain a part of his soul. With three horcruxes destroyed in part I the trio must now find the remaining horcruxes which is no easy task with Voldermort extending his reign of terror to every corner of the wizard and muggle world. Time is running out and a confrontation of epic proportions is on the cards can good triumph over evil and can the boy who lived....live? A part of me is a little sad that's it over the global spectacle that has engrossed cinema and reading audiences is now coming to an end and it's going out in supreme style with the biggest weekend gross in history and paling into significance the box office takings of its predecessors and became the fastest movie to reach the six hundred million dollar mark in just eight days . But is it any good? In simple answer to that question yes it is! The magical world created by the J K Rowling has had some time to ingratiate itself within the hearts of minds of millions of loyal followers and casual cinema audiences alike and what's not to like. The cast assembled for these movies has been immense with the cream of the crop of British talent on offer and making stars out of the young actors chosen to carry the burden for all these years.
The finale is packed with action sequences and amazing special effects but the story is the real winner here the interweaving narrative that has encompassed so many characters is brought to a thrilling conclusion. The acting as we have come to expect is excellent with the three leads coming of age in quite glorious fashion. The supporting cast are excellent and it's rather difficult to choose one person who has risen above the rest. Fiennes is excellent as the evil one on the verge of achieving his self proclaimed prophecy.
If I had to choose one however it would be Alan Rickman whose back story is truly revealed and once again another hat tipped to J K Rowling for such a rich and multi layered story. There are not any bad points in this movie, epic battle check, and superior special effects check and couple that with excellent performances from a well crafted story and what we have here is cinematic heaven and a movie that is going to most certainly outdo the previous chapter in box office takings and make Warner Bros even richer than were before. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II receives 4 out of 5 and is in cinemas everywhere now so don't be silly go see it!