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Movie ID: 1432
RT slug: harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_part_1
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_part_1
Release year: 2010
Runtime: 146 mins
Wide release date: 2010-11-19
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2013-07-19
Tomatometer final: 77%
Audience score final: 85%
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Directors: David Yates
Writers: Steve Kloves
Producers: David Barron, David Heyman, J.K. Rowling
MPAA rating: PG-13
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-09-30 21:05:10
Updated: 2026-09-30 21:05:10
Without the guidance and protection of their professors, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) begin a mission to destroy the Horcruxes, the sources of Voldemort's immortality. Though they must rely on one another more than ever, dark forces threaten to tear them apart. Voldemort's Death Eaters have seized control of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, and they are searching for Harry -- even as he and his friends prepare for the ultimate showdown.
It can't help but feel like the prelude it is, but Deathly Hallows: Part I is a beautifully filmed, emotionally satisfying penultimate installment for the Harry Potter series.
Canonical reviews: 287
Canonical fresh: 220
Canonical rotten: 67
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 287 (220/67), 77% (76.655% raw)
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-09-29 18:45:44
Snapshot Tomatometer: 77%
Snapshot review count: 287
Snapshot fresh count: 220
Snapshot rotten count: 67
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #4212 (full_snapshot)
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| Billing | Name | Character |
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| 1 | Daniel Radcliffe | Harry Potter |
| 2 | Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley |
| 3 | Emma Watson | Hermione Granger |
| 4 | Ralph Fiennes | Lord Voldemort |
| 5 | Alan Rickman | Prof. Severus Snape |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282263 | Justin Brown | Medium Popcorn | Rotten | 1/5 | 2025-06-25T18:14:30.000Z | 2025-06-25 18:14:30 | These are somehow getting worse. I don't enjoy any of the characters and I'm starting to think the build up towards the finale won't be worth it. |
| 282264 | Brandon Collins | Medium Popcorn | Rotten | 2/5 | 2025-06-25T18:13:39.000Z | 2025-06-25 18:13:39 | This is overlong and full of awkward beats that are almost cringe-worthy. I was never a fan of splitting the final story into two films. |
| 282265 | Don Shanahan | Every Movie Has a Lesson | Fresh | 5/5 | 2024-10-17T16:58:47.000Z | 2024-10-17 16:58:47 | Where the enjoyment could be just from seeing all of this effort happen, the combined films of the final chapter in the series delivers epic entertainment worthy of its distinct place in movie history. |
| 282266 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Fresh | 3/4 | 2023-08-03T02:29:01.000Z | 2023-08-03 02:29:01 | Surprising for its dramatic clout and atypical presentation, The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 will instantly challenge audiences to reconsider the formula-bound hands with which Yates has directed the franchise up to now. |
| 282267 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-01-04T12:30:09.000Z | 2022-01-04 12:30:09 | ...a woefully erratic adaptation that predominantly feels like it should be an hour shorter. |
| 282268 | James McMahon | NME (New Musical Express) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-05-25T20:21:13.000Z | 2021-05-25 20:21:13 | Hyperbolic? Overly giddy? Oh hush. There's little place for cynicism in the world of Harry Potter. Besides, wait until the sort of stuff you're spouting two and a half hours after you've entered the cinema... |
| 282269 | Mike Massie | Gone With The Twins | Rotten | 5/10 | 2020-11-29T06:42:55.000Z | 2020-11-29 06:42:55 | More than any of the previous entries, this one feels like a fragment of a story, and resultantly just a fraction of a film. |
| 282270 | Richard Propes | TheIndependentCritic.com | Fresh | 3.0/4.0 | 2020-09-10T20:05:21.000Z | 2020-09-10 20:05:21 | Daniel Radcliffe has gone from awkward young boy to a rather magnificent young man, not unlike Harry Potter himself. |
| 282271 | Nikhat Kazmi | The Times of India | Fresh | — | 2020-02-28T01:33:22.000Z | 2020-02-28 01:33:22 | Part one of The Deathly Hallows is largely a rumble before the deafening storm. |
| 282272 | Sarah Knight Adamson | Sarah's Backstage Pass | Fresh | 4/4 | 2020-01-15T22:48:17.000Z | 2020-01-15 22:48:17 | You can't help but be moved. The film brought me to tears [with] true terror... |
| 282273 | Josué Corro | Chilango.com | Fresh | — | 2019-12-01T16:51:10.000Z | 2019-12-01 16:51:10 | A film that serves as a fragile bridge that lacks action, but that supplements this absence with an intimate look at the relationship between the three main protagonists of the saga. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 282274 | Luis Miguel Cruz | Cine Premiere | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2019-12-01T16:51:09.000Z | 2019-12-01 16:51:09 | The film accomplishes its mission to get audiences excited for the final installment. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 282275 | Mariana Tinoco Rivera | En Filme | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2019-11-30T18:20:41.000Z | 2019-11-30 18:20:41 | David Yates successfully leaves fans excited for the last installment of the saga. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 282277 | Juan Luis Caviaro | Espinof | Fresh | — | 2019-11-30T18:00:40.000Z | 2019-11-30 18:00:40 | A show of fun and darkness that will not disappoint fans of the series or fans hungry for fantasy. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 282276 | Jordi Costa | Fotogramas | Rotten | — | 2019-11-30T18:00:40.000Z | 2019-11-30 18:00:40 | The characters go through the plot as desperate avatars of an esoteric video game that hopefully transcends in legitimate epic in its final outcome. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 282278 | Virginia Montes | Sensacine | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2019-11-30T18:00:39.000Z | 2019-11-30 18:00:39 | The problem here again resides in the narrative's lack of complexity with many moments serving more to extend the story for one more movie. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 282279 | David Harris | Spectrum Culture | Rotten | 2/5 | 2019-10-29T01:13:55.000Z | 2019-10-29 01:13:55 | The magic has given way to hormones...If we continue to pay for stuff like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the studios will keep doling it out. |
| 282280 | Leslie Combemale | Cinema Siren | Fresh | — | 2019-07-24T23:48:11.000Z | 2019-07-24 23:48:11 | It is a significant achievement that in these days of phoned-in halfhearted sequels making money hand over fist, the filmmakers of the Harry Potter series have taken such care with visual and storytelling elements. |
| 282281 | Guillem Martinez Oya | Cinematismo | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-07-11T07:35:20.000Z | 2019-07-11 07:35:20 | Good film directed for a teenage audience in which not only is magic taught but also how stereotypes affect it while the film itself recreates some British stereotypes. [Review in Spanish] |
| 282282 | Rachel Wagner | rachelsreviews.net | Rotten | C- | 2019-04-04T00:33:27.000Z | 2019-04-04 00:33:27 | All that drama in the tent and the weak attempt to make a love triangle happen doesn't work. |
| 282283 | Amie Simon | Three Imaginary Girls | Rotten | — | 2019-03-07T23:12:38.000Z | 2019-03-07 23:12:38 | ... eventually they stumble upon crazy Luna's father who tells them the tale of the Deathly Hallows (way to draw it out there guys), which was done in a stunning animation sequence, and happens to be one of the only things I liked about this film. |
| 282284 | Abbie Bernstein | Assignment X | Fresh | B+ | 2019-02-16T01:40:59.000Z | 2019-02-16 01:40:59 | One of the chief pleasures of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt.1 is that it encompasses this sense of the universal and yet remains touchingly specific with Harry and his friends, who we've come to know so well over the years. |
| 282285 | Kaleem Aftab | The List | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-11-06T00:45:24.000Z | 2018-11-06 00:45:24 | This is less a movie than an appetiser before the main course next summer. |
| 282286 | Deborah Ross | The Spectator | Rotten | — | 2018-08-30T20:22:52.000Z | 2018-08-30 20:22:52 | As directed by David Yates, it moves too fast. It never lingers, or stops to smell the roses. |
| 282287 | Sophie Mayer | Sight & Sound | Rotten | — | 2018-07-10T20:41:30.000Z | 2018-07-10 20:41:30 | Rather than taking time to wonder, to immerse, or even to grieve at the crucial moments of the story, the film and its characters are driven on towards this future confrontation with videogame logic and an endless flow of exposition-based dialogue. |
| 282288 | Annalee Newitz | io9.com | Fresh | — | 2018-05-23T00:45:41.000Z | 2018-05-23 00:45:41 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is fun escapist fantasy, with a dark, thoughtful thread running through its center. |
| 282289 | Sarah Marrs | Cinesnark | Fresh | — | 2017-10-24T21:34:46.000Z | 2017-10-24 21:34:46 | Not absolutely perfect, not exactly like the book, not enough, too much, give more, show me less-it's all of those things and still it's just RIGHT. |
| 282290 | Lindy West | The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | Fresh | — | 2017-08-29T22:26:47.000Z | 2017-08-29 22:26:47 | Overall, director David Yates does an adequate if imperfect job. |
| 282291 | Julie E. Washington | Cleveland Plain Dealer | Fresh | A- | 2017-08-17T18:17:25.000Z | 2017-08-17 18:17:25 | Those who have read the book know how the story ends, but Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is so thrilling that it whets our appetite for Part 2. |
| 282292 | David Elliott | San Diego Reader | Fresh | 3/5 | 2016-11-14T11:17:28.000Z | 2016-11-14 11:17:28 | Maturing performances are a bonus, but the show's the thing, and by now it seems much richer than any theme park that could ever be made from it. |
| 282293 | Sean Burns | Philadelphia Weekly | Rotten | — | 2015-05-03T07:11:18.000Z | 2015-05-03 07:11:18 | Half a movie at full price, it exists only to supply laborious setup for next summer's final installment. |
| 282294 | Michael Smith | Tulsa World | Fresh | — | 2013-11-20T11:08:09.000Z | 2013-11-20 11:08:09 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 isn't close to being a bad movie, but it is arguably the weakest among the seven films in the series. |
| 282295 | Anthony Quinn | Independent (UK) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2013-11-20T11:04:55.000Z | 2013-11-20 11:04:55 | It feels like the longest, deathliest panto ever made -- and still it isn't over. |
| 282296 | Dann Gire | Chicago Daily Herald | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2013-11-20T10:28:56.000Z | 2013-11-20 10:28:56 | Maybe Harry Potter could cast a magic spell over us before we see his new movie. |
| 282297 | Katherine Monk | Canada.com | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2013-11-20T10:24:02.000Z | 2013-11-20 10:24:02 | Yates does a pretty good job with the heavy lifting, but there's not much poetry to this exercise that brings the story of the boy wizard one step closer to its conclusion. |
| 282298 | Kirk Baird | Toledo Blade | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-11-20T10:23:07.000Z | 2013-11-20 10:23:07 | Deathly Hallows is the first Harry Potter film that fully delivers on the promise of J.K. Rowling's works, expertly balancing a tricky and expansive narrative, along with quiet character moments and some rollicking action sequences. |
| 282299 | Mike Russell | Oregonian | Fresh | B+ | 2013-11-20T10:12:20.000Z | 2013-11-20 10:12:20 | The entire cast does the subtlest work we've seen in a Potter film, right down to the supporting and single-scene players. |
| 282300 | Rafer Guzman | Newsday | Fresh | — | 2013-11-20T10:11:20.000Z | 2013-11-20 10:11:20 | Part 1, like its predecessors, has been made with great care, craft and attention to detail. It is also darker and more foreboding. |
| 282301 | Tracie Cooper | TV Guide | Fresh | 4/4 | 2013-11-20T10:07:00.000Z | 2013-11-20 10:07:00 | As J.K. Rowling wove a conclusion as ominous as it was elegant in the final installment of the Potter series, so too has director David Yates in Part 1 of Deathly Hallows. |
| 282302 | Josh Jackson | Paste Magazine | Fresh | 8.3/10 | 2013-11-20T10:04:48.000Z | 2013-11-20 10:04:48 | Sure, there are some rearranging and compressing of scenes and facts, but the two-and-a-half hour runtime for half a book allows screenwriter Steve Kloves and director David Yates the space to faithfully retell a really good story. |
| 282303 | Will Chadwick | We Got This Covered | Fresh | 8/10 | 2013-11-09T12:01:41.000Z | 2013-11-09 12:01:41 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is beautifully shot with wonderful atmosphere and an appropriately dark tone, making it a very enjoyable experience. |
| 282304 | Kevin Carr | 7M Pictures | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-10-14T08:17:57.000Z | 2013-10-14 08:17:57 | The biggest plus of this film is that the story is brought out of Hogwarts and into a greater world. |
| 282305 | Al Alexander | The Patriot Ledger | Rotten | C | 2013-05-26T10:23:06.000Z | 2013-05-26 10:23:06 | It's just a lot of smoke - literally and figuratively - that evaporates into thin air without meaning or context. |
| 282306 | John Hanlon | Big Hollywood | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2013-01-06T16:11:28.000Z | 2013-01-06 16:11:28 | This penultimate entry in the series lacks the life and the imagination of its worthy predecessors. |
| 282307 | Jeff Beck | Examiner.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-09-22T19:03:48.000Z | 2012-09-22 19:03:48 | It seems unfair to chide the entire film for one sagging act, so in the end, this first part gets a slight recommendation for its characters, art direction, and some thrills. |
| 282308 | Robert Denerstein | Movie Habit | Rotten | — | 2012-04-15T15:22:07.000Z | 2012-04-15 15:22:07 | Fans may think 2 1/2 hours is just right. Some of us would have preferred a little pruning. |
| 282309 | Greg Maki | Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | Fresh | A | 2011-11-05T12:31:47.000Z | 2011-11-05 12:31:47 | ... Radcliffe, Grint and Watson have grown into their roles so well. |
| 282310 | Wesley Lovell | Cinema Sight | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2011-08-15T12:49:22.000Z | 2011-08-15 12:49:22 | A terrific set-up to the final chapter of our favorite boy wizard's saga. |
| 282311 | R.L. Shaffer | IGN DVD | Fresh | 9/10 | 2011-05-16T13:16:53.000Z | 2011-05-16 13:16:53 | Far more emotionally complex and scary than any previous entry - Potter 7.1 is the franchise's best chapter yet. |
| 282312 | John J. Puccio | Movie Metropolis | Fresh | 7/10 | 2011-04-04T16:23:52.000Z | 2011-04-04 16:23:52 | Fortunately, the good outweighs the mediocre, so in the end this is one of the better installments in the series. |
| 282313 | Kevin A. Ranson | MovieCrypt.com | Fresh | 3.0/4.0 | 2011-01-17T16:11:44.000Z | 2011-01-17 16:11:44 | No more professors, no more books; no more Potter's defiant looks. |
| 282314 | Jordan Hiller | Bangitout.com | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2011-01-10T12:25:18.000Z | 2011-01-10 12:25:18 | The domineering final stretch of a story that has become as much popcorn distraction as old, reliable friend is shaping up to be part family reunion, part merciless slugfest. |
| 282315 | Bruce Bennett | Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | Rotten | D+ | 2010-12-27T20:38:10.000Z | 2010-12-27 20:38:10 | Noted critics have used the words 'unintelligible' and 'impenetrable' to describe the script. Here's a couple more: Boring and meandering. |
| 282316 | Michael Black | ReviewExpress.com | Fresh | 2.5/5 | 2010-12-21T08:29:54.000Z | 2010-12-21 08:29:54 | The magic is lost on the very young because of the films' even darker tone. |
| 282317 | Linda Cook | KWQC-TV (Iowa) | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2010-12-14T11:39:41.000Z | 2010-12-14 11:39:41 | The saga of Harry Potter definitely heats up before it winds down. |
| 282318 | Enrique Buchichio | Uruguay Total | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-12-12T20:56:32.000Z | 2010-12-12 20:56:32 | Probablemente la mejor de la serie desde El Prisionero de Azkaban (2004), HP7 es una película de clima denso, oscuro y ominoso, excelentemente filmada. |
| 282319 | Gabe Leibowitz | Film and Felt | Fresh | 78/100 | 2010-12-12T12:53:54.000Z | 2010-12-12 12:53:54 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I is the first entry of the franchise to really capture the essence of J.K. Rowling's masterworks. |
| 282320 | Rich Cline | Shadows on the Wall | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-12-11T05:29:44.000Z | 2010-12-11 05:29:44 | Although it feels far too long, Yates and Kloves thankfully mix the dark drama with lighter comedy, allowing the characters to grow organically |
| 282321 | Sara Michelle Fetters | MovieFreak.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-12-06T22:46:03.000Z | 2010-12-06 22:46:03 | The third entry in a row to be directed by David Yates, this one is by far the most mature of the entire series, and while moments of action and adventure do occur they aren't nearly as frequent as they were in earlier chapters. |
| 282322 | Charles Koplinski | Illinois Times | Rotten | 2.5/4.0 | 2010-12-06T19:49:19.000Z | 2010-12-06 19:49:19 | Potter stumbles at the finish line with tepid Hallows. |
| 282323 | Jules Brenner | Cinema Signals | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2010-12-06T17:47:12.000Z | 2010-12-06 17:47:12 | The trio has clearly advanced beyond the pure buddy stages of childhood. |
| 282324 | Rob Humanick | Projection Booth | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-12-05T09:36:36.000Z | 2010-12-05 09:36:36 | Judging by this first half, this touchstone series is well on its way to getting the sendoff it deserves. |
| 282325 | Todd Gilchrist | Cinematical | Fresh | — | 2010-12-03T09:51:11.000Z | 2010-12-03 09:51:11 | as an outsider to the works of J.K. Rowling, it's nevertheless a well-constructed, competently-told and generally engaging tale that suffers only from being but part of the whole story. |
| 282326 | Jeffrey Chen | Window to the Movies | Fresh | 9/10 | 2010-12-02T14:33:25.000Z | 2010-12-02 14:33:25 | Yates has been building his version of this world for two movies now, and he rightfully doesn't let up. |
| 282327 | Daniel Carlson | Pajiba | Fresh | — | 2010-12-02T13:23:58.000Z | 2010-12-02 13:23:58 | A rousing, exciting, and engaging film that flies with the better angels that have often felt just out of reach for the other installments: its humor spot-on, its conflicts utterly real, its sacrifices painfully felt. |
| 282328 | Ken Hanke | Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2010-12-02T05:07:21.000Z | 2010-12-02 05:07:21 | Fulfills the promise of Brit TV director David Yates as the perfect Harry Potter director -- and quite possibly as a filmmaker to reckon with in general. |
| 282329 | Brian Gibson | Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) | Rotten | — | 2010-12-01T07:27:34.000Z | 2010-12-01 07:27:34 | This stagnating set-up for a finale wallows in self-seriousness. There's so much glumness and lethargy here, a new character--call him Excelsior Lugubrious--emerges from the mega-budget, moody mist, threatening to slay Death himself with Sleep. |
| 282330 | Stephen Silver | The Trend | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-11-30T13:33:58.000Z | 2010-11-30 13:33:58 | "Deathly Hallows" is a significant improvement over the slow and talky previous film |
| 282331 | Marc Fennell | Triple J | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-11-30T12:03:24.000Z | 2010-11-30 12:03:24 | Pretty artful, complex, compelling work for a film that technically doesn't have a beginning or end. |
| 282332 | Joshua Starnes | ComingSoon.net | Fresh | 7.5/10 | 2010-11-29T20:30:04.000Z | 2010-11-29 20:30:04 | The grimness of Deathly Hallows replaces the lighthearted tone of the previous films ... how much of an improvement this is depends on how serious you thought the series should be. |
| 282333 | Unknown Critic | Liverpool Echo | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-11-29T07:06:32.000Z | 2010-11-29 07:06:32 | Part 1 concludes with good and evil evenly balanced, both sides having suffered losses in pursuit of ultimate victory. |
| 282334 | Mark Ramsey | MovieJuice! | Fresh | C+ | 2010-11-27T16:19:53.000Z | 2010-11-27 16:19:53 | 'With a name like 'Lovegood' I'm the luckiest woman with a profile on Match.com,' said Luna. 'The second-luckiest,' said Moonraker's Holly Goodhead. |
| 282335 | Christopher Smith | Bangor Daily News (Maine) | Fresh | A- | 2010-11-27T11:57:47.000Z | 2010-11-27 11:57:47 | The actors possess their best chemistry yet (as well they should--they've practically shared each other's Pablum), and the chemistry shows. You now can fully feel just how high the stakes have become. |
| 282336 | Eric Melin | Scene-Stealers.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-11-27T10:49:12.000Z | 2010-11-27 10:49:12 | The decision to split it into two movies couldn't have paid off more. Yates finally has the time to spend with Harry, Ron, and Hermione that's he hasn't had lately, and the movie is 100 percent better for it. |
| 282337 | Christian Toto | What Would Toto Watch? | Rotten | 2/4 | 2010-11-27T08:14:05.000Z | 2010-11-27 08:14:05 | A stop gap, not a movie. |
| 282338 | Tim Martain | The Mercury (Australia) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2010-11-25T17:22:40.000Z | 2010-11-25 17:22:40 | Deathly Hallows Part 1 is a damn fine piece of film - if I had the faintest idea what was going on in it, I might have enjoyed it even more. |
| 282339 | Michael W. Phillips, Jr. | Goatdog's Movies | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2010-11-24T19:56:01.000Z | 2010-11-24 19:56:01 | Has too many plot threads to follow in its willy-nilly efforts to set the stage for the real ending. |
| 282340 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Rotten | C | 2010-11-24T14:40:14.000Z | 2010-11-24 14:40:14 | The plot is one long, boring slog to nowhere. Yes, that reflects what is in this section of the book, but that is absolutely no excuse for this. |
| 282341 | James Plath | Movie Metropolis | Fresh | 8/10 | 2010-11-24T07:30:43.000Z | 2010-11-24 07:30:43 | It may be the scariest, but it's also one of the strongest in the series. |
| 282342 | Rob Vaux | Mania.com | Fresh | B | 2010-11-23T14:19:32.000Z | 2010-11-23 14:19:32 | Do your homework before walking in; you'll be better off for it. |
| 282343 | Jackie K. Cooper | jackiekcooper.com | Rotten | 5/10 | 2010-11-23T14:04:57.000Z | 2010-11-23 14:04:57 | Not wild about this "Harry". Half the book equals half the entertainment. |
| 282344 | Matt Neal | The Standard | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-11-22T15:48:16.000Z | 2010-11-22 15:48:16 | It's not without its faults, but those glitches are largely irrelevant because it ticks all the boxes Potter-heads want to see ticked. |
| 282345 | Robert Levin | Critic's Notebook | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-11-22T15:48:11.000Z | 2010-11-22 15:48:11 | David Yates's third crack at the franchise goes to a dark, interesting place, even if the whole enterprise feels rather played-out, so last decade. |
| 282346 | Tim Brayton | Antagony & Ecstasy | Fresh | 6/10 | 2010-11-22T15:45:40.000Z | 2010-11-22 15:45:40 | On its own, it's the worst film in the series since the first two... I suspect it will wear well. It was never meant to be a stand-alone movie, after all. |
| 282347 | Anthony Lane | The New Yorker | Rotten | — | 2010-11-22T15:31:20.000Z | 2010-11-22 15:31:20 | The trouble with Harry, as becomes clear from this seventh and penultimate installment, is not that we have lost the plot -- the film is as tangled and as corkscrewed as Bonham Carter's hair -- but that we are in danger of losing everything else. |
| 282348 | Kam Williams | TheLoop21.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-11-22T15:17:22.000Z | 2010-11-22 15:17:22 | A water-treading sequel with no emotional momentum ostensibly serving as a setup for next summer's grand finale |
| 282349 | John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-11-22T11:39:45.000Z | 2010-11-22 11:39:45 | It's essentially a horror movie, set in the belly of the beast, almost literally: The film's not 10 minutes old before a giant constrictor opens its fanged jaws and swallows the camera lens -- and us -- whole, plunging the screen into darkness. |
| 282350 | Alistair Harkness | Scotsman | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-11-22T06:55:10.000Z | 2010-11-22 06:55:10 | If its total success can only be properly measured upon arrival of the conclusion in July, the fact that Part 1 makes that worth waiting for should be taken as some kind of victory. |
| 282351 | Adam Fendelman | HollywoodChicago.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-11-22T00:25:06.000Z | 2010-11-22 00:25:06 | While this Harry Potter is the most murky and forlorn so far, its most grave battle is the internal question between the corporate and creative types. We know why the seventh film was extricated into two, but should it really have been? |
| 282352 | Diva Velez | TheDivaReview.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2010-11-21T04:05:05.000Z | 2010-11-21 04:05:05 | Saved by a riveting first hour, excellent cast and beautiful production, a multitude of flaws in pacing, exposition and the strange point at which the film ends puts this chapter far from the best in the franchise. |
| 282353 | James Kendrick | Q Network Film Desk | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-11-20T17:31:15.000Z | 2010-11-20 17:31:15 | the cleaving of Rowling's 759-page finale into two separate films ultimately benefits the material, allowing the filmmakers to take their time and keep as much of the story as possible while also maintaining a taut narrative pace |
| 282354 | Keith Cohen | Entertainment Spectrum | Rotten | 2/4 | 2010-11-20T13:06:08.000Z | 2010-11-20 13:06:08 | The three main leads' deficient acting ability causes the movie to falter in the middle. The absence of the colorful supporting players to bolster enthusiasm is a crucial missing ingredient. The computer-generated special visual effects are... |
| 282355 | Cynthia Fuchs | PopMatters | Fresh | — | 2010-11-20T12:47:49.000Z | 2010-11-20 12:47:49 | Ever the girl in this threesome, that is, at least a step ahead of the boys in grappling with hormones and fears, Hermione is in this film, engaging, complex, and less mysterious than wonderful. |
| 282356 | Jeff Bayer | The Scorecard Review | Fresh | 8/10 | 2010-11-20T10:52:46.000Z | 2010-11-20 10:52:46 | Of all characters, Dobby (at one point the Jar Jar Binks of the Harry Potter World) steals the show. |
| 282357 | Matt Brunson | Creative Loafing | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-11-20T09:52:39.000Z | 2010-11-20 09:52:39 | The coasting comes in the middle of the movie, which is fortunate since it leaves the production with a vibrant opening act and a powerhouse final hour. |
| 282358 | Michelle Alexandria | Eclipse Magazine | Rotten | C | 2010-11-20T06:15:56.000Z | 2010-11-20 06:15:56 | David Yates hoodwinked us. He created a really strong, dark, road movie set against the backdrop of a holocaust, but fails to deliver a real Harry Potter movie. He completely sucked the magic out of this franchise. |
| 282359 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Fresh | 3/4 | 2010-11-20T05:36:01.000Z | 2010-11-20 05:36:01 | The best-looking and best-acted film in the series so far. Drags a bit in the middle act. Otherwise, a solid wind-up for the grand finale. |
| 282360 | Laremy Legel | Film.com | Fresh | B | 2010-11-20T04:23:17.000Z | 2010-11-20 04:23:17 | There is much to love in the latest offering from the Potter franchise. |
| 282361 | Rubin Safaya | Cinemalogue | Fresh | B+ | 2010-11-20T00:37:19.000Z | 2010-11-20 00:37:19 | ...the elements of scene and sound combine to reveal a maturity to the Potter franchise that surprises, scares and entertains in all the ways the lifeless Twilight films failed to accomplish. |
| 282362 | Andrea Chase | Killer Movie Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2010-11-19T22:14:53.000Z | 2010-11-19 22:14:53 | The genius of why this film, like the book, resonates so deeply is that Rowling has found the perfect junction of pure fantasy and real politics gone horribly wrong |
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