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   Warlockz to All   
   Warlockz Reviews DH I   
   13 Nov 10 11:22:46   
   
   From: Warlockz@gmail.com   
      
   The adventures of everyone¡¦s favourite boy wizard are almost at an   
   end, but they¡¦re clearly not going away with out a bang. The final   
   book has been split into 2 full length features ¡V Part One clocking   
   in at just under 2 hours 30minutes, and Part 2 expected to be   
   slightly longer ¡V and watching this film it¡¦s clear why: so much of   
   the source material is completely integral to the way in which the   
   franchise is wrapped up that cutting even a single scene out would   
   leave the overall film lacking.   
      
   For a long time, screenwriter Steve Kloves has been the thorn in many   
   fan¡¦s sides, many looking at his scripts as taking too much liberty   
   with the book and cutting too much, but in this case he has been   
   completely reverential to Jo Rowling¡¦s vision.   
      
   Not a single noticeable thing was missing from this half of the   
   story, and in many ways Kloves has managed to take the camping scenes   
   from the middle of the book ¡V in which very little is really   
   happening, and make them feel action packed, without actually really   
   changing very much at all.   
      
   This mark¡¦s David Yates¡¦ third film in the franchise (he will have   
   directed exactly half of the films by the time Part Two comes out),   
   and he has continued his scheme of pushing the series darker and   
   darker thematically. There are points in this film which really   
   border on the 12A boundaries, particularly a sequence at Godric¡¦s   
   Hollow involving Harry and Bathilda Bagshot.   
      
   Jason Issacs and Helena Bonham Carter both own every scene they¡¦re in   
   (although they¡¦re sorely underused this time around), with Jason¡¦s   
   completely broken and downtrodden Lucius Malfoy a particularly   
   brilliant turn for him.   
      
   The show really is stolen by the young actors though. 10 years ago   
   when Dan, Emma and Rupert got started, their acting skills were ¡V and   
   I¡¦ll admit this as a huge fan of the series ¡V not wonderful.  In that   
   time though, they have all grown so much both as people and as   
   actors. Dan especially has truly grown into a formidable young acting   
   force, who we will no doubt be seeing on screen for many years to   
   come.   
      
   There is a key scene ¡V and those of you who know the books will know   
   what I¡¦m talking about ¡V where Harry and Ron are arguing, and it¡¦s   
   just so amazingly well done. Simply put, neither one of them could   
   have pulled off a scene like this a few years ago.   
      
   On that note, it¡¦s nice to finally see Ron¡¦s character used as more   
   than just Steve Klove¡¦s engine for comedy. We finally see the   
   angstier darker sides of Ron in this film, and Rupert does a   
   brilliant job of bringing these to the fore.   
      
   This film finally sees the welcome return of the house-elves to the   
   franchise, with both Dobby and Kreacher making it into the film.   
   While Kreacher¡¦s tale is somewhat diminished from the book, the point   
   is still very much got across, and as for Dobby, I guarantee that you   
   will be cheering for him one minute, and crying the next, as the   
   inevitable happens.   
      
   The split between the two films was always going to be important, and   
   I think it¡¦s fair to say that the place they picked works well.   
   Without revealing the exact point at which it takes place, it¡¦s fair   
   to say that it¡¦s at a point in which almost all the set-up is done.   
   We¡¦ve done the build up, and Part Two will consist almost entirely of   
   the final battle we¡¦ve all been waiting for.   
      
   Part Two is going to have a lot to do to better this though, because   
   this is the finest Potter film to date.   
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