![]() "Professor Dumbledore is no more and Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) and his growing army of Death Eaters have gone on a rampage to destroy the Order of the Phoenix as well as rid the world of 'Muggles' (i.e., non-wizards). Here's what some of those early critics are saying. And thus far, reviews have been largely positive (81 percent on Rotten Tomatoes as of press time). We know the fans will come out in droves. Genuine filmmaking excitement, however, is harder to provide."The Deathly Hallows, Part 1" will have to rely instead on the seemingly limitless enthusiasm of its fan community and the positive buzz from critics. To be fair to “Deathly Hallows,” the filmmakers have tried hard to fill the proceedings with battles and chases and debilitating curses. Dragging the story out to what likely will be five hours in length after the second part comes out next summer only adds to the problem. ![]() As in the book, it’s more teenage psychodrama than we’d ideally have to deal with. That, added to the pressure of his being “the chosen one,” turn him sullen and hot-tempered, and Ron Weasley responds by going into “what am I chopped liver?” mode. That experience gives the trio of performers a real-world camaraderie to call on, and they turn out to need it.įor the sour way these three friends respond to the stresses of Harry being labeled “Undesirable No. One of the pleasures of the “Harry Potter” series is watching these three actors grow up from film to film along with the characters. With Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the hands of the enemy, these three have to strike out into the world at large as they look for those Horcruxes, which as magical receptacles for fragments of Voldemort’s soul simply must be destroyed. Potter ( Daniel Radcliffe) and his best pals Hermione Granger ( Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley ( Rupert Grint). The only thing that stands in his way is the boy Harry Potter, who must be killed, and by Voldemort personally, if the Dark Lord is to consolidate his power.Īs Voldemort’s dark mark becomes visible in the sky, everyone, Muggle and wizard alike, flees for their lives from the dread Death Eaters. What the minister is referring to, of course, is a bid for universal domination by Lord Voldemort (a chilling, barely recognizable Ralph Fiennes). Our world has never faced a greater threat.” Nighy sets the tone for the latest film when, as Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour, he looks right into the camera and croaks, kind of like a British John Carradine, “These are dark times, there is no denying it. ![]() In fact, the Potter films are so loaded down with the best of British performers that Bill Nighy, who was added to the cast this time along with Rhys Ifans, wasn’t really kidding when he commented, “For a while, I thought I would be the only English actor of a certain age who wasn’t in a ‘Harry Potter’ film.” Even if you don’t always have enough for them to do. When studio president Alan Horn said his priority for the series was treating the books “respectfully,” he wasn’t kidding.īeing respectful also means making sure you have quality people behind the camera (Steve Kloves has written almost all the screenplays and the new cinematographer is Oscar-nominated “Girl With a Pearl Earring” veteran Eduardo Serra) as well as top acting talent in front of it. Capable and dependable, he can be counted on to make solid albeit unsurprising films that believe in connecting the dots rather than creating risky excitement. ![]()
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