I found this movie lacked a coherent and exciting development of its story. It's just bits and pieces of things happening to different people. It is entertaining still, but too long and therefor boring in the end.

81.500

Better than most of the franchise but still suffers from terrible plotting full of problem-solving magical devices that appear out of nowhere to save the day. The pacing is all over the place, a lot of this movie is ponderously slow compared to the rest of the franchise. Still worth a watch.

Just seemed like mostly filler. Wasn't one of the worst, or the best in the series. Was really just forgettable. I hope it picks up a bit for part 2 (which I hear it does). There were a couple cool shots though. The running through the forest, the "mudblood" burned into Hermoine's arm, etc.

Boring as hell and just as annoying. The fun and majesty of the series is gone, as is its entertainment value.

The first part of the Harry Potter finale plays out like a Lord of the Rings movie, complete with long shots of characters traveling through neverending wilderness, though this time with the ability to teleport. Very little happens and even less is explained, but Yates continues to maintain enough poignancy to make the film not feel like a complete waste of time.

As boring as the title is long. First and foremost, the director needs to show, not tell. We find out that the minister of magic has been killed. This is a critical plot point. Why is the scene not shown?? We find out that professor Moody, a major character in the series, has been killed. Why is this not shown?? Instead the director thinks viewers would rather watch teenagers go on a long boring camping trip than actually watch key events unfold. Also the writing is all over the place.

Both this and Part 2 are harmed by having to be split up, but it's an effective conclusion to the series- atmospheric and well-acted, with some imaginative visuals.

The first and third acts are over-busy; the middle one moves like an arthritic house-elf. Still, a decent smattering of magic moments and tension's pumped up sky-high. Bring on Part 2.

lots of running around in the woods, but there's some very confident filmmaking to be found here

Don't pretend that we loved Dobby that much.

very dark.