Excellent attempt at summarising the book...

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2006)

Excellent attempt at summarising the book... however, as I usually find,the plot was somewhat scant and could actually be disjointed at times. Some of the brilliance that is JK Rowling obviously had to be compromised, with some of the book's sub-plots being completely omitted (as obviously necessary). Lets face it, who has the money to make a six hour movie to include everything? Radcliffe's performance is wonderful as Potter. Snape is almost completely lost as a character. Dumbledore seems to have lost his powerful presence somewhat. A lot of the tension in the book is just not here. The final scenes, however, are truly magnificent.
My recommendation is that you enjoy the movie as it is, and try not to compare it too much to the book. Given the sacrifices of this movie, I look forward to the Order of the Pheonix with some trepidation.