Too high were my expectations.

Rating: 6/10 (14 July 2007)

This movie almost seems as if the film makers assume you've read the book. For someone who hasn't, it leaves you in your seat pleading for answers. What happened? Who's that? It is rushed through so much, it almost feels like a puzzle where none of the pieces fit together. The transition from scene to scene is lousy and with no explanation as to how they got there. It has its moments of suspense and emotion, but as a whole, it is not worth paying to see it at the theater. The scene I was looking forward to the most, Snape's worst memory, was not at all portrayed like it was in the book (No pensieve was involved, but rather a spell.) and lasted a good ten or twenty seconds. This movie was the biggest disappointment yet. My rating of six is quite generous, to be honest. I only rated so high because the acting was quite good. Also, the overall effects were nice. However, this movie is nothing like the book, and it contains too many differences and left-out details. Do not see it if you're easily disappointed or as much of a Harry Potter nut as my friend and I.