4.0
out of 100
Metascore®Generally favorable reviews Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.
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But the story is, still and all, only a pause, deferring an intensely anticipated conclusion. And it's in that exquisite place of action and waiting that this elegantly balanced production emerges as a model adaptation.
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Dazzlingly well made and perhaps deliberately less fanciful than the previous entries, this one is played in a mode closer to palpable life-or-death drama than any of the others and is quite effective as such.
This one-of-a-kind film cycle has become as comfortable and reliable as an old shoe, providing a degree of dependability that's becoming increasingly rare.
One of the series's best, with spectacular effects, nuanced performances and witty dialogue.
David Yates, in his go at the helm, throws the emphasis on the gathering storm clouds even as Harry and his fellow wizardry students make further discoveries involving the opposite sex.
I admired this Harry Potter. It opens and closes well, and has wondrous art design and cinematography as always, only more so.
Much like its young hero, played by Daniel Radcliffe, the film has begun to show signs of stress around the edges, a bit of fatigue, or maybe that's just my gnawing impatience.
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Horny wizards pretend to care about Voldemort.
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