Harry at his very worst...

Rating: 5/10 (7 December 2005)

I was, surprisingly, disappointed at the latest installment of this series.
We all want to see Harry as the hero. But in this latest, he does...very little that is heroic. In fact, he seems more like a bumbling fool that gets by mostly on luck than any real talent on his part. He is slipped most of his 'insights' from someone else. He mostly runs away from any hostile encounters. His only act that seems 'Harryish' was during an underwater scene. (I'll refrain from details to avoid spoilers). By the end of the movie, I had much more affinity and appreciation towards Hermione than Harry.
On the positive side, I'm sure that this was the way the writer wrote it, or at the very least the way the director portrayed it. I hope it leads somewhere. The cinematography was good, the characters were well-portrayed. The acting was what we have come to expect from this series.
A good flick to take your kids to on a Sunday matinée, but that's about it.