Mediocre

Rating: 5/10 (16 July 2007)

Good Points
 Fantastic special effects! Technology has changed over the past few years. The first Harry Potter movie was very simple and filmmakers simply could not produce the tough and unique details that the film needed. As more films have been released the special effects have gotten stronger and the capabilities of some high-tech devices used for movies have become extraordinary.
 Imelda Staunton played Dolores James Umbridge extremely well. Imelda really captured the characters personality and feelings and made it her own. Imelda gave Professor Umbridge an edge that brought the character alive. It's so mysterious and yet scary when someone portrays themselves as the nicest person in the world but underneath that innocent smile is a devil with horns with a mind of evil and cruelty.
 Daniel Radcliffe really understood his role and the deep emotion that came with it. Daniel really was in his character and seemed to be in tone with the characters feelings. This movie is about Harry Potter battling with himself. As the main character is trying to decipher things for himself he has to fight other dark forces while staying in touch with his inner emotions.
Bad Points
 Emma Watson and Rupert Grint did not get a lot of screen time in the movie. This movie would have been better if these two main characters had a larger role. Emma Watson however did not do Hermione Granger justice. Emma wasn't really into her character and most of her screen time was spent talking extremely fast and there really was no emotion attached in her role.
 This whole movie seemed to take on a very dark and scary persona. As the movies progress there seems to be less cheerful times and it seems that horror and darkness take up most of the movies time. The only good part of the movie was when Fred & George Weasley flew on their broomsticks and disturbed testing.
 The filmmakers didn't care to explain what happened to Professor Umbridge after she was attacked by the centaurs. They also didn't explain who attacked Arthur Weasley.
 Lots of important things were left out of the movie that was in the book. I would have loved to see St. Mungo's. The movie all in all was a complete and utter embarrassment to the Harry Potter name.