in Ron's words "bloody brilliant"

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2005)

This movie was incredible. Not only in the story line itself, but also with the effects and performances of the actors. The movie sucked me in from the very beginning. I jumped at some parts of the movie and almost cried at the ending because Daniel Radcliffe gave such a powerful performance. While the movie was not exactly like the book, I am not in the least bit disappointed. They did a magnificent job in presenting Voldemort. And everyone is making a huge deal out of the PG-13 rating. Younger audiences will probably have very little trouble dealing with the graphic images, especially the ones who have read the books. It had a good balance of suspense, character growth, and humor. While this is the darkest of the series so far, it was somewhat lightened by the constant humor (i.e. Mad Eye Moody and Professor Snape). This is the first movie to show real growth in the characters, a developing love story and a preview of the trouble yet to come forth.
I'd recommend it for anyone.