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Shvoong Home>Entertainment>Movies>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Review

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Movie Review   by:chantellethewriter    
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CERTIFICATE 12A


DIRECTOR David Yates

CAST Daniel Radcliff, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson , Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman , Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Lewis, Tom Felton, Helena Bohnam - Carter, Jason Isaacs and Warwick Davis.

RUNNING TIME 145minutes

PLOT Harry Potter (Radcliff) is the chosen one. He and his two best friends Ron (Grint) and Hermonie (Watson) , are on one of their greatest challenges yet - to find the remaining Horcruxes andkill Lord Voldemort, the only problem is they have no idea where they are and half of the wizarding world are looking for them!


Unarguably , one of the most anticipated films of 2010, which to everybody’s surprise, does not take place within the walls of Hogwarts. Harry, Ron and Hermonie are on an epic journey to find the remaining Horcruxes,before Voldemort finds them. Does Harry know what he’s doing? Most definitely not, but he may be about to learn a lot more about Dumbledore’s past than he ever imagined.

From the minute this film appears on the screen, you’re instantly plunged into a world of mystifying complexity,from the gothic styled Warner Brothers emblem, to the sharp and snappy camera angles, accompanied by the famous Harry Potter theme tune, which this time seems to have a subtle enigmatic tone to it. If this is all too muchfor your senses to bear, then leave at once, because although this film has some sense of reality within it, with it’s amazingly witty and intelligent characters, itis also fantastically darkand full of eye popping special effectswaiting to pounce at you in every scene.

The genius of this film is that Yatesalong with his producers has developed a style which theyhave been able to pursue as the Harry Potter films have grown. Yates doesn’t leave his audience behind, the connection between the latter film and the current are seamless. The characters ofHarry, Ronand Hermonie are played as though J. K. Rowling herself were the director, the acting and dialogue is simply flawless, something that the creators of the Twilight saga can only dream of.

However Yates isn’t the only the one responsible for the jaw dropping success of this film. The actors also give a phenomenal performance with some new famous faces appearing in this film; Bill Nighy (the Minister for Magic) Has added a certain sense of light heartedness to the film, unleashing his charm and wit onto the audience. Certain compliments must also be giving to Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), who despite his characters persona and reputation manages to crack a couple of jokes with his fellow mates AKA the Death Eaters. We even see a slight hint of a smile appear across his ‘face’ - which lets face it, isn’t exactlya common occurrence for the darkest wizard of all time!


VERDICT It’s heart- warming, funny and you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy it, in fact it may even take you back to your childhood.

Published: August 14, 2011   
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