Another Entertaining Adventure

Rating: 7/10 (24 November 2007)

After defending himself and Dudley Dursley with magic from an attack of the Dementors, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is sent to a hearing and found not guilty from the accusation of inappropriate use of magic in front of humans. Then he returns to Hogwarts and finds that most people do not believe that Voldemort is back. Further, the Ministry of Magic has assigned the annoying and despicable Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) to change the directions in the school affecting the lives of the teachers and mainly the students. She suspends the practical course of self-defense spells, and Harry Potter and his friends Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ronnie (Rupert Grint) form a clandestine group to learn magic with Harry Potter. Meanwhile Harry Potter has horrible visions and nightmares and Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) tells him that he is mentally connected to the Dark Lord, teaching him how to defend from an intrusion in his mind.
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is another entertaining adventure of this young witch and his friends. The top-notch cast, with most of the best British actors and actresses, introduces the stunning Imelda Staunton in the role of a very nasty character and she is amazingly perfect. Contradictorily, the weakest name in these Harry Potter films is the hero and lead actor Daniel Radcliffe, but unfortunately there is no other way to handle the situation. The special effects are state of art and very impressive. My daughter is a big fan of Harry Potter, she reads all his books immediately after the release, and I imagine how difficult is to write an adaptation to the cinema of such number of pages. But for those like me that have not read the book, it works very well. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Harry Potter e a Ordem do Fênix" ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix")