Captivatingly visual

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2006)

This is definitely the best HP movie yet because its racy,dark,well-enacted and critically for me, a beautiful movie.
Beautiful as in the extraordinary shots of horizons, dragons, looming shadows, cheering crowds- they could even leave you teary-eyed.
And the end allows for unexpected violence and an incredibly evil Ralph Fiennes- yes, Harry grows up; so does gorgeous Hermione and thankfully, so do the HP movies.
Though for the uninitiated (few as they might be)the pace could be too hot to handle and Dumbledore disappoints...
All in all, this instalment has literally everything...The movie never flags for sufficient twists and SFX specials keep you more than interested. Kudos to the young leads- for they have grown comfortable with their roles and are quite adept at handling the greater complexity. The support cast is good- but I can't quite help repeating myself with reference to the genius of Ralph Fiennes' cameo: you almost end up believing that only he could have done it for beyond the look, there is his sinister voice and gait that leave "a scar" on your psyche.
And the confrontation towards the end is exhilarating. An awesome cinematic experience- it entertains immensely!