Truly Dreadful Film

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a film directed by David Yates. I was quite excited to watch this chapter of the film as it was the one that was closer to the final 2 chapters. And I can say it was an entertaining venture.Plot: Harry Potter stumbles upon an old potions textbook belonging to the Half Blood Prince.Story and direction: This film marked the return of Steve Kloves as screenwriter after Goblet of Fire. And he had again a daunting task of matching with David Yates' vision. But I can say they really did it. The film on a story basis has nothing much to offer. But the character work is so awesome that you can even forget the story part for some time. The characters progress has been shown over the years and that is one aspect this film is to be noted for. We see the characters having realized what love is and also whether or not they are on the good side or bad side. The conflicts are very well written and portrayed by the actors. Also very much noticeable is the photography used. I was just instantly attracted to it. The dull kind of palette suited the environment in which the film is set in. No wonder it was nominated for an Academy Award. Also the VFX are commendable especially in the Quidditch Sequence. That was just wonderful. Even Nicholas Hooper's score does wonders. My other problem with the film was the main title itself. The Half-Blood Prince as the title suggests has very little importance in the film. As the film progresses I did feel the makers just forgot the title they kept.Performances: The cast of the film is just awesome and pin-pointing out their performance would be equal to a sin. I would although like to mention Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy. He was a character that was quite much different in tone to the other films. And I commend Tom for justifying Draco's character beautifully. This film introduces Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn. His character was very nicely portrayed by Broadbent. Also introduced is Helen McCrory as Narcissa Malfoy. Although the role was small but it was emoted perfectly.Favorite Scene: It would be the one where Ron is lying in the hospital and Lavender Brown comes to see him. Standing beside Ron is Hermione. And Ron utter Hermione's name to Lavender's disappointment. The smile on Hermione's face was very evident and it showed the future that lies ahead of these two characters. In addition to that, I felt happy for these two characters.Verdict: Although a bit weaker in terms of plot in comparison to the previous instalments, I cannot deny from the fact that I had a good time while watching the film. Never for a moment I felt I was watching a bad movie. I am going with an 8.5/10.

'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2009)' manages to keep the focus mostly on Hogwarts, giving Harry a mission to accomplish whilst also dedicating significant time to his friends and their teenage troubles, as well as always delivering on the promise of an unseen threat looming close by. Indeed, it's perhaps the darkest in the series so far. This bleak tone is bolstered by a ballsy ending that provides little in the way of levity or triumph. It balances its darkness with some lighter moments peppered throughout that satisfy without overdoing it. The flick is perhaps the most unconventional of the bunch, taking things back to basics with school-life front and centre, and this approach actually pays off while providing a nice counter-point to the two films that follow. 7/10

I am a huge Harry Potter fan, so I was really excited to see the film version of this. There was a lot that I was looking forward to, and I was a little bit disappointed because most of the scenes that I would've liked to see on screen were omitted. That being said, the scenes that were there were fantastic. However, I am still a little confused even years later as to why Death Eaters burned down the Weasleys' home. I thought this films in a really good job with showing the progression of the trio from children to basically soldiers. I think this is one of my favorite of the films simply because it was done so well.

This by a very close margin is the second worst of the entire Harry Potter Saga. It is a shame that the series which had started off at such a strong point started to go down so badly after the 4th installment. Of course the effects and acting are always improving, but the story is sort of a back stage now it feels like to impressive effects. Not only that but it is way too big of a task to try and adapt a book that is over half a thousand pages into a two and a half hour movie. I can get that, but it is still very hard to handle a bit of the time. Not only that but the death scene at the end of the movie is just not really all that investing when it should have been the best death scene in the series.