It's going to be difficult with films 6 & 7

Rating: 6/10 (25 June 2008)

I looked forward to this installment of the HP series as the book was the darkest of the bunch and really the first to set up the ominous future Harry has to meet.
The screen writer however, falls flat in his attempt to cover the vast grounds laid out in the book, it is the longest of the series, but it results in the shortest film.
David Yates, who for some reason has been chosen for the last movies puts too much emphasis on the visual sides to display the ongoing battle within Harry, and it doesn't quite work and here's why.
Through all the books, no matter what happened to Harry and his friends J-RO makes sure to tell that the surroundings look exactly the same as before the terrible things occurred. This means that you shouldn't make a summer day notorious for it's excessive heat and drought into a cloudy rather autumn looking day, as happens in the very beginning. The effect of the presence of Dementors in Little Whinging would be much more profound had the sky not already been murky. Furthermore, when Dementors approach it turns COLD NOT WINDY.
The same feel does simply not come across in this one as with the previous films, particularly the first two films(and especially NOT the third). Furthermore Yates, and his screenwriter, simply don't understand the franchise they've inherited. Instead of putting things in the movies that has no place or omitting things that NEED to be there for a better understanding of the ongoing action and further development of characters, they should ALWAYS keep close contact with J-Ro and really make sure that IF they leave out things, that they are the RIGHT things, and not just things THEY feel are pointless.
I would much prefer the more "childlike" visions of Chris Columbus, than the new cinematography and editing initiated by Alfonso Cuarón, because it is more in tune with what Rowling writes. Also they should bring back John Williams for the last three movies as only HIS music have lifted the movies.
It is the weakest second only to HP and the Halfblood Prince.