The fifth installment in the film version of J K Rowling's Harry Potter series had high expectations and in most ways, this movie did not disappoint. This is a movie that has been highly debated over at lunchtimes at my school for many reasons. One of them is the amount of storyline that has been left out. The makers have decided to focus more on Prof. Umbridge and the D.A. than other aspects of the book. There are a lot of good things in the book that didn't make it into the movie, however I understand that you have to fit the movie into a time frame.
The things that they did leave in, however, were done extremely well. I absolutely LOVED Imelda Staunton as Umbridge. She acted out Umbridge exactly how I imagined her. She makes you just want to walk up and slap her or give her a good punch. The battle scene at the end was superb! The special effects were stunning and the scene was full of emotion and suspense.
I love how when Bellatrix kills Sirius, there is an expression of regret that flashes on her face, but quickly passes. I think Helena Bonham Carter does a brilliant job of Bellatrix. This is a great film for movie goers and Harry potter fans, however the amount of story left out will disappoint the lovers of the book.
The actors - especially the adult actors - have outdone themselves once again and my congratualations goes out to them, director David Yates and the entire cast and crew.
