Movie #207: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Movie #: 207
Movie Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Year Released: 2011

Director: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter
Notable Cast: David Yates

Short Description: Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord. (IMDB.com)


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Lifed.com: #79
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Date Watched: 6/30/2013

What I Liked: The CG and action in the movie were visually stunning, specifically during the battle to defend Hogwarts. Snape's death and what Harry viewed in Snape's memories gave great context to the relationship between those two and answered questions dating all the way back to the first movie.

What I Disliked: The movie felt very hurried to me, which makes no sense if the point of splitting one book into two movies is to make sure you get all of the content in. If that was still a problem, this movie could have easily been longer than the 2 hours 10 minutes it clocked in at. After seeing these kids as kids for eight movies, it was awkward watching the last few minutes as those same actors tried to portray adults sending their children off to Hogwarts.

Grade: 4 out of 5 (Excellent)
Rationale: I don't want to give anything away regarding my list, but I'm sad that this is the only Harry Potter movie on it, especially since I thought the first part of the Deathly Hallows was better.