A spectacular, melodramatic ending to an epic saga with slight glitches

Rating: 9/10 (17 July 2011)

Harry Potter has been one of those remarkable franchises, truly comparable to Lord of the Rings or Star Wars. Even tough i am a huge fan, have read and loved all the books and watched and loved all the films, the finale of the finale isn't as it as perfect as it seems.
Let's start from the beginning: The screenplay is wonderful as always and a proper ending chapter, just like in the J.K. Rowling books. The main actors are to live with as always and the veteran supporting cast, especially Alan Rickman, excellent as always.
Technically, the film is amazing. It is far the visually best of the Harry Potter films and the most filled with spectacle and action. Even the un-action scenes, such as the shore near Bill and Fleur's house is also visually beautiful, while the enchanting Alexandre Desplat score fills out the missing pieces.
The movie loyally follows the book, mostlyand will satisfy both the fans and the ones, that haven't read any. Even tough the movie is the most dark, mature and bloody of any in the franchise, it will satisfy a lot of people, because the spectacular action and engaging storyline will suck in even the non-fans.
The ending is epic as it should be, explaining all the needed elements. But then comes the epilogue. The epilogue, showing the protagonists 19 years later, is done with some creepy aging effects, so we basically see Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright and Tom Felton with different haircuts and clothes, some of them slightly reminding of Al Bundy and similar. The incredibly-badly done epilogue completely ruins the truly epic ending and will probably cause nothing but laughter.
Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows: part 2 isn't as perfect as it might could be, but it still an incredibly good movie.