Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)


As Harry races against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.

This part of the series has the usual great production standard, but it hardly can conceal its status as an intermediary between the dramatic death and the finale of the series never gaining any momentum and ending in midair.

Maltin **1/2: "When the three pals are together it's enjoyable, even though their occasional squabbles have a repetitive ring to them. The moments of wizardry are vivid and exciting, but the film has an episodic feel, even more so than usual. Many of the familiar Potter characters are MIA or reduced to bit parts. The final scene leaves us in midair, and the result seems like more of a placeholder than a full-fledged movie."




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