![]() Plus there are a number of cheesy, drawn-out scenes that could easily have been edited. The decision to stay so loyal to the book leads to other disadvantages too, in that there are a number of characters who bring little or nothing to the plot. 'Deathly Hallows' is not without its faults - the bum-numbing running time being the most obvious. With them, however, comes the gain at the other end as the film's action and intense scenes may attract a new adult following ahead of next summer's grand finale. Īs with most of the recent Harry Potter films, there is the odd nightmare-inducing scene that, despite the 12A cert, could prove a little uncomfortable for younger fans - Nagini's human snake snack being one. Watch a featurette on the Horcruxes in Windows or Quicktime. The dark lord takes over the Ministry of Magic and begins a reign of terror, beginning with the elimination of mudbloods. Both he and Harry uncover the secret of the Deathly Hallows - three of the most powerful objects in the wizardry world - and a race against time ensues as each battles to find them first. Voldemort, oops, is centre stage in this instalment as he goes to the ends of the earth and back to find Harry, aided by his menacing misfits. Harry and his trusty team, Ron (Grint) and Hermione (Watson), spend the rest of the film cold, miserable and terrified as they try to find and destroy the Horcruxes, the key to the immortality of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. The Weasley wedding (featuring a stunning Alexander McQueen inspired dress - but of course the now very fashion savvy Watson could have told us that) is a brief and welcome respite from the evil, but it's not long before the Death Eaters crash the party. Murder, mayhem and a marriage Rowling and Potter screenwriting regular Steve Kloves have provided an action-packed first half, filled with entertaining use of magic, identity theft and a thrilling car-chase. Surrounded by an eclectic crew of friends old and new, Harry sets off to fulfil his destiny, posthumously aided by the fatherly Dumbledore who bequeaths gifts in his will to aid the journey ahead. All grown up, Harry is out in the big bad world and aside from a little peck with Ginny, he and the others have to abandon loved ones, thereby protecting them as their world is filled with unyielding enemies and life-threatening challenges. Long gone is the heady innocence of the familiar, fun Hogwarts school days and lingering teenage crushes and kisses. Watch a featurette on the story in Windows or Quicktime. We last saw Harry and his pals reeling after Snape's (Rickman) betrayal lead to Dumbledore's (Gambon) death. A darker, deeper journey for Harry (Radcliffe) and his maturing fans alike, the results might even convert a few Potter knockers.ĭirector David Yates, who also delivered 'The Order of the Phoenix' and 'The Half-Blood Prince', jumps in at the deep end for Part One, without a recap to remind us of where we left off in the latter. Not that you'd know it by the lengthy 146-minute running time. The final book in the series of seven, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' was considered too much for just one film adaptation to handle and has been split into two. Her books did for children's reading what the Beatles did for music. Like it or loathe it, as we come to the end of the Harry Potter road, it's still nigh on impossible to ignore JK Rowling's creation.
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