Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

I don't know where to begin with this. This movie brought an official close to my childhood. I, along with many others, grew up with the Harry Potter series, got the books at midnight when they came out, and waited for hours in lines to see the movies at midnight too. I call this movie a bookend to my childhood and I mean it in every way.

The movies matured as the books did, and I am very happy they decided to stretch the last book into two movies. There was just too much information for them to include in just one movie. Everything about this film lived up to my expectations and that's the best way for me to put it. Honestly I feel that even if you haven't read the books or seen any of the movies this one paired with its' part one would be great movies to see and very enjoyable.

The actors performances were the best of the eight films and they brought each of the characters to life exactly how I had imagined in the final book. It only took ten years. The darker aspects of the book really shine through in the movie. All the deaths and violence were portrayed a little shallow for my taste, but they were trying to keep it a family-esque film so they had to basically brush over the deaths. But the whole movie had a dark feel to it. A feel that first joined the movies in the Goblet of Fire. It made the movie seem more adult (like a majority of the audience).

Not only was the acting great, but the script, aside from a few delineations from the book's plot, was outstanding as well. Some of my favorite parts in the book came through exactly as I had pictured them while reading. One was the Molly/Bellatrix fight, another was the Gringotts scene, and the scene in the Room of Requirement. They all did justice to the book and I was very pleased with them.

The score as usual was outstanding! Especially the parts when there was no music. All we heard were footsteps or the crunching of leaves. Alexandre Desplat's music emphasized all the right scenes and worked its' magic throughout the movie. Every swell in the music matched a swell in the action. It was fantastic!

Overall the movie was a great end to an outstanding book and film series. If you have read the books you'll love this movie and if you haven't read the books, you should probably start there first.

9/10