A Story With A Heart But No Structure

Rating: 8/10 (19 October 2011)

First of all, the movie stands for itself...but for the fans, the readers of the books, not quite.
I bet you David Yates hasn't read the books, and if he did, then his head wasn't right. He probably only read the scripts, that could explain the misguidance of the characters. Since the Order Of The Phoenix, he's made the same mistakes. No character development except for Harry, Ron and Hermoine (or whatever you spell that). He also made the films feel like a rush, as the scenes are also fast-paced. Since he took command, he made the supporting characters be treated as background characters. May as well not put such valuable actors if they're just going to be serving in the background, almost as if they were forgotten.
I mean, for example, Lupin and Tonks' death...one word, BOOM. One moment they're alive, the other dead. No mourning over them, no mention too...just a two-second glimpse at their bodies. How can you put Lupin (Thewlis did a magnificent job with him) in just a few minutes in the movie, with one mediocre line, and just kill him, when he was one of the main driving forces on the third movie, The Prisoner Of Azkabam? Or as well, Gary Oldman, just a minute on screen, barely a cameo? what's the point? The readers are not dumb, they wont be satisfied with such scenes like these. Ralph Fiennes...I like him, and sometimes he manages to make Voldemort look like a freak and sick bastard, such as when he "hugs" Draco, but there's no driving force behind him, just killing Harry Potter. The driving force for killing Potter is never explained, therefore, his character loses the interest of the audience.
Meanwhile, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman and Jason Isaacs are pure gold in this film. Even though their scenes are not as big, they make gold out of every moment they appear on screen. But then again, all these supporting characters may not be the heart, but they're the structure of the story, they hold it together as they surround Harry Potter.
And last, the final battle (sigh). We barely get a glimpse of it, because we were following the main characters all around, sometimes with boring moments. Some call the battle epic, but it's not. Epic should have moments of glory, and there was barely any moment of glory, except for Neville.
Excuse me for my bad writing.