good film, but still not nearly as good as the book

Rating: 7/10 (11 July 2007)

For me, Order of the Phoenix was the hardest of the books to get through and also the one that I enjoyed the least. But, as it was the longest - it condensed easily enough. I always feel like the HP movies jump around a lot, and I'm often confused as to how someone who has never read the books can follow them. Regardless, this movie was indeed entertaining. I cheered, I scowled, I laughed - it was all there. I still do hate that so many of the story lines from the book are changed, but I understand that you just can't have everything...and sometimes things need to be simplified here or expanded there to allow for some "movie magic." To all you Potter fans out there, do go see the movie (just keep an open mind) - BUT then go read the book again to remind yourself what really makes this series truly wonderful.