Just Alright, weakest one of the lot so far

Rating: 5/10 (16 July 2007)

In terms of personal satisfaction, the books just keep getting better and better but the movies keep getting worse and worse. This one wasn't awful, but the Harry Potter magic did not translate well to the screen.
If the title here is "the Order of the Phoenix" (right?) then why is so little energy spent on defining the characters of the order itself.
I don't like to compare the movie to the book.
Insofar as the translation from book to movie went, that was OK.
What I fault the movie for was poor editing, even poorer direction. The timing felt off in just about every scene. The whole thing did not gel.
Scratching my head, asking why it felt disappointing, I went to see Transformers the next day, and loved it! Perhaps another viewing will be more forgiving though.