Excellent Movie, well worth a look

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2007)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the longest book of the series weighing in at a rather hefty 766 pages (UK Hardback Edition published by Bloomsbury 2003). Rather ironically, its become the shortest Potter movie made to date at 138 minutes long.
However, this doesn't stop it turning into a very enjoyable movie. True, many cuts have been made from the book and as an avid fan of the series I was rather disappointed by this. But, if you are willing to temporarily forget what happened in the book for the duration of the film, you'll find that what David Yates has managed to pull off in just over two hours of film, isn't half-bad.
The acting by many of the cast has improved in this sequel, especially in the case of the lead three: Radcliffe, Grint and Watson. The new members of the cast have also made a good debut to the series and made the movie a very enjoyable experience. Evanna Lynch as an example, played the part of Luna Lovegood perfectly and it was slightly disappointing that she didn't feature more in the film.
All in all, despite its obvious departing from the book on many occasions, this is a tremendous movie and in my opinion is well worth taking a trip to the cinema to see.