Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part II)

Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow’s (Part II)

Main Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Passionate Expressions: A few. Nothing worth mentioning.

Useless Vulgar Language: Again, nothing worth mentioning.

Sex in a Good Light: There was some kissing, but there was nothing very sexual about this movie.

Sex in a Bad Light: I agree with myself in the above statement.

Manly Violence: Yes

Action Violence: Nope

Pointless Violence: Nope

Manly Rating: A-

Scorecard
Cinematography: A
Visual Effects: A
Sound/Score: B
Story: A-
Acting: A-

Food to Watch With: Tea and Crumpets.

Plot Synopsis: Boy/man wizard defeats evil undead ugly wizard in a climatic showdown that destroys Hogwarts.

Review: Let me start this off by being honest. I have never seen any of the previous Harry Potter movies and I have never read the books. At first I didn’t watch them because I wasn’t in the country, then I figured I would read the books first and before I knew it the last one was out and I had no idea about anything. So, I went to go see this one so I could at least see one of them in the theater. Don’t worry Potter fans, I won’t comment on the story too much until I’ve seen the other ones. I will say that I enjoyed it. It was darker and more of a mature story then I thought it would be and I felt that it was acted and directed well. It is always nice to see a story as vast as this one given the time it needs to be successful. The filming was not rushed and the audience was given time to mull over not just what the characters were saying but how they were saying it. At times I felt like I was watching a tragedy and I was able to piece enough of the back-story together to get a little choked up at times. This is a great movie to watch with your kids when you are wanting them to start understanding more serious movies. While I wouldn’t say it was as good as Lord of the Rings, I would place it in the same realm and I would say it did deserve the applause the audience gave at the end of the movie.

Life Lessons: Bad guys, just like good guys, need to get better at determining when their enemy is actually dead.

Summary: Great movie that dealt with tough subjects and carried a lot of emotion and maturity

Would I Watch This Again: Yep, once I get done watching the others.