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Rating: 9/10 (11 July 2007)

first of all i would like to say that some people who consider the harry potter series the "bible" will be disappointed in the film. i have read all the books and this book is just to long and too complex of a story to condense into a film so don't go into the movie looking for details like tonks' hair being correct or the subtle side plots. they took a great book, over 800 pages, and condensed it into a little over a 2 hour movie... what do you expect? secondly, i would like to say that i really enjoyed this movie. i felt like they gave the movie the feel the book had. dolores umbridge (imelda staunton) and luna lovegood (evanna lynch) were absolutely perfect and brought the characters to life. also harry potter (daniel radcliffe) definitely portrayed the characters feelings and anger throughout the entire movie. i felt like the movie stayed true to the main plot of the book though they had to tweak a lot of details to condense it and make it followable by a person who hasn't read the book.
overall, this was a great movie that i think will have potter readers as well as movie watchers pleasantly surprised with it's action sequences and storyline. it was fairly fast paced, leaving me on the edge of my seat most of the time, and therefore lacked the "feel" of the other movies. what you feel in this movie are the characters. it was definitely more character driven than any of the other movies so far.
again a warning- please don't go into the movie wanting to see the book on screen...it just isn't going to happen.