Metacritic Movie Ratings
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 88

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The special effects continue to be masterful, but villains are given a new twist, and Order of the Phoenix is all the more fun because of it.

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• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The flourishes don't answer the question most on Potterites' minds -- who lives, who dies? -- but they briefly stupefy.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  A sleek, swift and exciting adaptation of J. K. Rowling's longest novel to date.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  Considerably grimmer and grittier than the previous pictures.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Whatever happened to the delight and, if you'll excuse the term, the magic in the "Harry Potter" series? As the characters grow up, the stories grow, too, leaving the innocence behind and confusing us with plots so labyrinthine that it takes a Ph.D from Hogwarts to figure them out.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  "Phoenix" might go down as the problematic film, full of plot but little fun.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  It finally can't transcend the limitations inherent in being no more than a way station in an epic journey, a journey whose cinematic conclusion is several years away.

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