Good, but ultimately empty...

Rating: 7/10 (29 November 2005)

I was disappointed in this installment of Harry Potter. For me the heart of the Harry Potter series has been the relationships between Harry, Hermoine, and Ron and this movie by far was the worst at delving into that subject. What is more disconcerting was the centrality of that relationship to the movie and the changes that they are experiencing and the relative superficiality with which that was covered.
For example, the stress between Ron and Harry and Ron and Hermoine were only treated in the blowups between them but no depth was ever given. Hopefully the next installment will correct the oversight.