Good but not Great

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2011)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was overall a good film. It contained the hype that the advertisements said it would have with the effects and acting, but the storyline was quite off. I felt at the beginning it started off great, continuing at Shell Cottage and working from there to Gringotts. However, the battle for Hogwarts in my opinion could've been better. The sequence wasn't all correct, and some things were randomly added in (Potter confronting Snape in the great hall) or completely left out (Potter and Luna not going to Ravenclaw tower and encountering the Carrows). Also the battle with Voldemort was not how it was supposed to happen, and thats something I wish the screenwriters would have given more consideration. Voldemort's death wasn't as epic as I had pictured, with everyone in the entrance hall watching as Harry took down the dark lord, and having him explode into confetti was more comedic then an epic death. But what I don't understand was Harry snapping the Elder Wand. He was supposed to mend his own, then dispose of it (but of course not by snapping it but by returning it to Dumbledore's grave). I know my review is harsh, but thats because I follow the book more than the film and, as we all know, the book is always right. Overall the film did follow the general order of the book despite the loopholes, the acting was excellent, and the effects were epic. A good way to finish off probably one of the most renowned series the world has ever seen.