About what I expected.

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 2007)

I walked into the movie expecting there to be quite a few things cut. This was the shortest movie out of the longest book, after all. Many of the cuts were understandable. Some are probably regrettable once they start filming Deathly Hallows. I did enjoy the film, but there were a few things that bothered me.
One is the lack of screen time for Alan Rickman. That man is brilliant actor and he never gets enough time the movies! Something else that stuck out was that Tom Felton who plays Draco Malfoy is never on screen long enough to do the character justice. In the book Draco is evil, but not completely. In the movies all he does is walk Harry and say 'Potter's stupid," or something.
Despite those details the movie was very good. I think they wrapped up the plot of the long book very well. I have seen it twice and I am buying it as soon as it is released on DVD. Also if anyone gets the chance to view the movie in imax it is worth the extra $2! The 3D effects were amazing. I recommend the movie for any fan of the books or just the films.