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The director and cast are top notch again. David Yates brings in an impressive presence to these films that you do not get in the first 4 years of Harry Potter. The darkness factor is portrayed through the overall dialogue, characters, camera angles, score and nature of it all. I love it! The acting has picked up significantly since The Half-Blood Prince. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) hasn't really been a joke of an actor, but we take him more seriously than ever. Alan Rickman (Prof. Snape), is once again phenomenal and as eerie as ever. Ralph Fiennes As Voldemort is just dead on great and I can't get over it! Another notable is Genny Weasley played by the lovely Bonnie Wright. She's improving as an actress and becoming less awkward haha.
In this installment, tensions are greatly intensified at Hogwarts. Many of its teachers and wizards/witches in the surrounding area, are beginning to disappear. Along with this, faith in Dumbledore is decreasing among the community and Voldemort's powers are growing stronger due to fear among the masses. Harry becomes the number one person to protect (and for the opposing side) "rid" of. Throughout the movie Harry goes on to find certain objects that deal with the main storyline, which I don't want to give away or explain (go watch the movie LOL!)
Now there are things left out from the book, however once again its a friggin movie and you can't portray or include everything from the novels. I don't know why people can't grasp this concept but its rather irritating. One of my favorite things about the film is the spectacular score by Alexandre Desplat. The sound is PERFECT for the film. Especially the track when Snape arrives to Malfoy Manor...oh man its bone chilling, at least to me haha. I found it odd that fans and viewers complained about the lack of action and that it was too "romantic and boring"....what?! I guess if you had an attention span the size of a rodent than its too boring but there's a good amount of action throughout the film. I didn't see how the film was really romantic, but that just humors me.
I loved the whole film and didn't find any of it confuzing or boring by any stretch of my imagination. The acting, story, direction and score are all superb and makes Deathly Hallows Part One a contender for the best film of 2010. I reccommend this film for any sci-fi, fantasy fan. Of course you should watch all of the previous films :p
Rating: 9.7/10
