Hello, I know the film has been out for a while but here's my review.This is what it was all about, the final film in the Harry Potter saga. Will Harry go out with a bang or a whimper? He most certainly goes out with a bang, and it is a pretty big one. Part 1 of the Deathly Hallows was extremely disappointing, an over-long film setting up the final battle between Mr Potter and Mr Voldemort. Part II continues where it left off but is much more thrilling and as a film it is almost flawless.
I'll be honest, I'm not a massive fan of the HP series. I remember seeing the first film on the opening night, a spritely 14-year-old and being let down trememdously. Over the next ten years I managed to see the other films in the series barring 2 of them, and the ones I have seen never blew me away. But Part II is on a different level.
The best films grab you straight away and doesn't let you stop for a breather. Part II does exactly this. The Gringotts break in is exciting and tense as the trio plus a drugged up goblin try to find a horcrux (a piece of Voldemort's soul). All of the action sequences are gripping and much better than the earlier films. The epic battle of Hogwarts could've been removed from a Lord of the Rings film, it was that good.
It seems funnier this time around as well, I mean aside from Rupert Grint's gurning there are some chuckles especially from Professor McGonagall surprisingly. Where the others claim to have been the 'darkest yet' this one definitely takes the biscuit, bourbon if you will. Voldemort's pet snake, Nagini, is pretty terrifying and when it is unleashed on unsuspecting wizards it does its master proud. The tone of the film is quite bleak albeit with a happy ending, Harry loses some loved ones and faces up to his foe but there is always a sense that Harry would win, I mean it's not that dark.
Emotions run high in part II from love to loss. Love is depicted rather well, but it's the loss that loses some of its emphasis. Some of the deaths and they are quite a few, don't worry it doesn't turn into a Jacobean drama, are quite underwhelming. Those that die deserve better.
Verdict: 4/5
Harry and co are given a brilliant send off. By far the best film of the series, but where will the Potter franchise go from here?
