Not so impressed by this one....

Rating: 4/10 (23 November 2005)

Hate to sound a discordant note, but felt this was the least impressive Harry Potter so far.
Marvellous special effects, sure, but far too much missing, the good bits were far too rushed (they could have made SO much more of Voldemort's reappearance) and some of the characterisations were very disappointing: Dumbledore, far from being the quiet, calm, wise old wizard, came across as just a confused, jumpy old man, and the Dark Lord himself was angry and agitated instead of the cold, sinister, calculating and cruel figure he should have been (try listening to Stephen Fry's audio for a much more chilling and convincing portrayal of him). Not the actors' fault, I'm sure, but rather the way they were directed.
Worth seeing - what Harry Potter film hasn't been - but the reaction of our 14 and 10 year-olds to the suggestion that we see it again when their Mum was free was perhaps telling: "Do we have to?"