Disappointing...

Rating: 6/10 (16 July 2007)

First of all, I think it's stupid and unfair to label fans as "disappointed" only because the movie isn't 10 hours long and it doesn't match the book word-by-word. I'm a fan of the books and I've enjoyed the movies so far. Goblet of Fire was faithful enough and had good pace and a great finale. For some reason "Order of the Phoenix" which is the longest book of the series, has less 20 minutes than GoF and has a lot more content and characters. Too much stuff happens and Harry is probably the only character with more than 5 lines of text. There are a lot of holes in the plot, needless changes from the book (Sirius' scene... why?) and a sense of rush that prevents you from enjoying the best parts. Umbridge was great as well as Luna, but Dumbledore continues to be a completely different character from the book. It's a shame that Michael Gambon didn't even bother to read the books, cause Dumbledore is obviously a key character in the series. It's great to see HP in the screen but if you've read the book you can't help but feel disappointed, especially cause it could've been a much better film with another 20 minutes and less changes from the book.