Deathly Hallows Review

 

Review by:  Léon DeGrelle

LD:    First off I would like to say, this is nothing more than the "Calm before the Storm" and that this movie is just a preheating of the oven before putting in the main course.  Few bits of action, a tad of comedy, alot of running, alot of growing up, a new way of learning about the reality of the wizard world, and Voldermort's further rise to power.  There's no more than 15 minutes of action, but there's a lot of growing up to do in a very short amount of time.  The reality of Horcruxes are more truer in this movie than ever before.  This is just the trio's quest to find and destroy Horcuxes, and learning to destroy them, since they are difficult to destroy. 

This movie will and is considered boring by the normal mentality of an action buff, so this movie is not for them, but this is just a warm up, the real action will commence, next July 2011.  Deathly Hallows part 2, will be 10 years in the making and these 2 movies are what culminates into one epic battle against Voldemort and his DeathEaters, it will also mark the end of an era of the most successful series of all time as well.  The action, though minimal, I really don't care aboout, though 2 deaths occur, Mad Eye is dead as well as Harry's pet, Hedwig.  Voldermort, finally takes over the ministry using his puppets as heads and killing off, Rufus Scrimgeour.  Dolores Umbridge, the bitch on wheels, makes a return but is easily taken care off by Potter.

All I can say, there's a lot of running and travelling, but maturity sets in the trio, as this "Road Trip" of sorts, grow up in the following months that eventually end in getting trapped by the Snatchers (Bounty Hunters under the current ministry to catch runaway wizards not willing to register) and sent to Malfoy Manor.  But what got me in this movie, was Emma Watson's true ability to act shine in this movie.  Long ago, was her runaway eyebrows, to finally end her acting perfectly blended during her torture scene by Bellatrix and bone chilling screams of pain.  The trio, with a captured Luna and Ollivander end up escaping the clutches of the Death Eaters, with the help of a long lost friend, in Dobby, who's been absent since the Chamber of Secrets back in 2002.  But his welcomed return ends in tragedy.

The cinematography is more superb, and equally as enchanting as Prisoner of Azkaban, since Alfonso Cuaron's formula of adding scenery, cinematography, art direction, and liveliness has been well emulated in this film, from the 2004 formula.  Well done, and well acted form all parties involved.