Directed by:
David YatesScreenplay:
Steve KlovesCinematography:
Eduardo SerraComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, Bonnie Wright, Maggie Smith, Evanna Lynch, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman (more)VOD (4)
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The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again. (official distributor synopsis)
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Better than the previous film, but if the result of a long wait for something is just this pace-weary and conversationally ridiculous ending, I'm not accepting it. The last Harry Potter is dark mainly because in 3D there is sometimes nothing to see. I am not a reader of the saga, so cheap nostalgia does not apply to me, and I calmly enjoy non-originality, non-ingenuity and a nice-looking, but routine design. The Harry Potter saga remains for me, even after the "grand finale", an overpriced audiovisual illustration of a book series that, after Cuarón's departure, has lost any lasting overlap in my heart space.
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It started beautifully and magically, it ended dramatically and spectacularly... I am satisfied beyond measure with the ending. Compared to the first part, I have nothing to ponder here and I'm giving it full stars right out of the box. I really had the feeling that something important was ending and I must admit that I even shed a tear. In my mind the creators left no stone unturned... the perfect reveal of the truth about Snape, the final fight between Harry and Voldemort, and the final memory of how it all started... once again, 100%.
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About until half way through (somewhere after conjuring up the barrier) I have no objections. However, thereafter, instead of gradually climaxing the eighteen hours spanning ten years, it chops it up into a series of a few dozen moments. Each of them is great, often atmospheric too, and frequently gripping and ingenious, but put all together they don’t give the impression of a unified story heading toward one goal. It chops it up more and more until it turns into something that, despite being impressive and entertaining, is an epically cold popcorn picture. The only emotions are provoked only by (again the genius of) Desplat. And that is a bit too little.
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A generic fantasy colouring book that benefits from the dark undertones of The Dark Knight and The Return of the King. The inspiration of those masterpieces is blatant in places and at times it seems that the viewer will finally find their own way in all that copy-pasted and uninventive darkness (where is the childlike playfulness and originality of the first and second films?), but the finale is a flabby, artless affair. I can understand that just as the Harry Potter books and films age and evolve, so do their audiences, but keeping they’ve been far from successful at quality bar at all frequencies.
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I was able to watch both of the final two Harry Potter films in close succession, and that made it clear to me - the finale of this series couldn't have been better. From the beginning to the end something happens, the viewer feels that something is going on, no scene is extra, no character is superfluous. I knew that I would be moved by certain moments, because I was already moved by them when I read the books. But I didn't really expect that it's going to be moving to the point (you know whose death I mean) that it's going to have the power of the best moments from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. My hat goes off to David Yates, in whom the series has found an excellent director, and I was happy to see every actor who even was glimpsed in any of the eight magical films.
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