Props to the New Screenplay Writer.

Rating: 9/10 (9 July 2007)

I am a die hard fan and was very anxious to see the longest book transferred into the shortest movie.
Luckily, I was able to see a sneak peek showing on the nearby Military base (I am a Navy daughter.) The movie is long, intense, and complicated: just like the book. Several subplots are cut, of course, but all in all, the movie was VERY fluid.
This movies heavily favors the Ron/Hermione ship and also indicates a Harry/Ginny romance (or lack thereof.)
Honestly, Harry/Hermione in the movies have been SQUASHED.
It is amazing/exciting to see the great lead characters together on the screen all at one time i.e. at Grimmauld place. The actors are EXCELLENT and the Trio have improved greatly since they were young.
Speaking of when they were young, I enjoyed the flashback seen throughout the film... I believed this added such a great continuity to the movies especially since the style of OOTP is VERY DIFFERENT from the others.
I feel the character are really who they should be at this point. I haven't been a fan of Movie!Hermione's girl power character, but in this one I feel that she's been toned down. Also, it's nice to see Rupert's portrayal fit more to the Book!Ron that we've all grown to love.
Evanna Lynch is crazy. Brilliantly crazy.
I am pleased with the style change, however; it is sort of like the jump between COS and POA.
Considering that OOTP was one of my least favorite books, this movie has became my favorite so far. Props to David Yates :)