Too much not well explained

Rating: 7/10 (26 November 2005)

I have seen each of the Harry Potter films so far. I have gone to each film with my little girl who has read each of the books. I have not read any of the books.
For much of this film, I was left wondering what was happening. That was not the case in the first 3 installments. My girl had to explain all that I missed in this film, after it was over. I had lots of questions for her.
What will I do in 2007 when the next chapter is released and she is too old to want to take her old man to the movies?
I still enjoyed the picture but I suspect that it would have been far better with more information for those of us who have not read the books. I heard that it had been planned as 2 films with more subplots; that would have made it a great set of films.