"There's a storm coming Harry. We'd all best be ready when she does."

Rating: 7/10 (2 June 2012)

I'm not a reader of the Harry Potter books but I've been watching the film adaptations in order and I'm starting to hit a sticking point. Reading other reviews of this installment in the series I don't feel so bad now that it was somewhat hard to follow for me. The principal characters don't seem to be as engaging as they were when first starting out, and even though that might be a result of the actors getting older in their roles, there's just something elusive that's missing here to make the adventure enjoyable. The situations and dialog seemed to enter clichéd territory a good part of the time, and the overall impression I had when it was over was that I was simply tired of it all. Which doesn't bode well for the remainder of the stories, even though I'm sure enough that I'll go on to finish the films in due time. As usual, great special effects and colorful use of Hogwarts language, but the return of Voldemort wasn't epic, and the introduction of new characters left me uninterested. How about a Petronus charm to liven things up next time.