Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One

The books began thirteen years ago and in November 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was released in cinemas. After nine years, we have reached part one of the finale of the Harry Potter movies. Saying goodbye to the series is also bidding farewell to a magical childhood in many cases. These films that have brought our favourite stories to life have lit up our screens year after year and they just get better every time. Deathly Hallows Part One is no exception. The boy who lived is all grown up and he stands before us as the young man who has been left a seemingly impossible task by Dumbledore. In order to kill Voldemort, Harry must track down the remaining horcruxes which all contain a part of Voldemort’s soul. This is the first film which does not feature Hogwarts and this lack of familiarity is something that adds … There’s more

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

There are two different ways to look at this movie – as a film fan and as Harry Potter fan. These are two separate perspectives because the film series is slightly askew from the seven books. The films are about Harry and his journey, they are energetic, primarily warm in their inflection, with pinches of darkness and mystery – but the books are long, tense, thrilling adventures that focus far more on the adult characters and their stories than the films ever have. This description can of course be applied to the Half Blood Prince too. As a film fan, Half Blood Prince delivers everything you would expect from a modern blockbuster – fantastic special effects and action sequences, humour to suit both mature and immature tastes, a hint of romance and an old fashioned struggle between good and evil.