This is the most poorly-directed of the Potter films so far.

Rating: 3/10 (25 November 2005)

Don't get me wrong. I like the Harry Potter books, and have them all. I have enjoyed the prior films immensely. This film needed to be done in two parts, or made longer with an intermission. There were entirely too many important parts left out to carry the plot. My wife, who hasn't read the book, commented that the film jumped too rapidly for her to keep up with the plot development and I very much concur.
I hope that when the DVD is released it will have about an hour of "deleted scenes" ala Lord of the Rings. And I hope that future Harry Potter films will devote whatever time it takes to be faithful to the plot.