good movie, bad portrayal

Rating: 6/10 (15 July 2007)

I greatly enjoyed the third and fourth films, i believe both Alfonso Cuarón and Mike Newell did a great job in portraying the characters both sympathetically and dramatically. however, i was very much disappointed with the fifth instalment. being a major Harry Potter fan I had waited on baited breath for it's release and was not met with the same magical feeling I had during the other movies or indeed the books. though the fifth book was not one of my favourites to begin with, with it being rather long and slow going at the beginning, the pace was also that of slow in the movie, though the acting was better than the other films, there didn't appear to be much of it. Cuarón had directed a film about the fulfilment of responsibility, about the trivialities of being a teenager and having to make important choices, Newell had taken a further step into the teenage world, creating love confusions between some of the characters that were perhaps not so obvious in the books, yet, Yates seems to have divulged his time into concentrating on different and very interesting camera shots and angles which work effectively but allow for a detachment to be made with the viewer. as a viewer i had little feelings towards any of the characters and noticed a lot of the time the use in time manipulation (flash backs etc) and the difference in both special effects and story line compared to previous films and the book itself. many things were inconsistent with the storyline which on many an occasion was very distracting and further hindered my enjoyment of the film. on the whole though worth watching, a true fan of the books and films may find this film a little far from its true potential.