In 7 words or less: Potter collects horcruxes then it all ends.
What's it all About? It's Harry Potter. By this point, the 8th film, if you're not sold on the concept then you really shouldn't be anywhere near this. It's the final chapter, Harry and the gang attempt to round up (and destroy) the remaining horcruxes and rid the wizarding world of 'he who must not be named' once and for all.
Best bits? The Gringotts (wizarding bank) infiltration scene is pretty exciting. I always loved that set from The Philosophers Stone so it's cool to see it again and this time we get to go down into the vaults which is awesome. I love the fact that Gringotts is run by really miserable goblins that constantly sneer and stare at anyone who has the misfortune of entering their precious bank.
I'm not really one for big (end of saga) finale battles but in between the spells and incantations are some great little scenes. Professor Snape's story is well handled and his concluding scenes are some of the best in the film. Harry's (weird heaven type place) meeting with Dumbledore at Kings Cross Station is quite interesting, Voldermort as that withering baby thing is really weird.
By this point (film 8) the cinematography and special effects are awesome. The level of care and detail transferred from page to screen is pretty nuts.
Did it make you think thoughts? Definitely not my favourite Harry Potter film and not as good as Deathly Hallows: Part 1, but that's not really the films fault, more the stories. The final chapter in any franchise is always a tricky one to pull off, partly because people simply hate having something they love and obsess about ultimately end.
I'm a huge Harry Potter fan and can categorically say that Radcliffe's acting (or attempts at acting) haven't really been a big problem for me, especially not in these latter films. Harry is kind of an annoying character and Radcliffe is probably quite annoying too, perfect bloody match. Overriding all of that I'm just a massive fan of the Potter universe. I think when you love something so much you look past many of its faults that maybe the average punter would tear their hair out over! But why in gods name is anyone that doesn't like this sort of thing watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2?!?!
The final chapter of the book where they skip forward 19 years is fine on the page but in the film is darn right ridiculous. It's simply awful, looks like they're playing dress up in their parents clothes! I can't believe they didn't just use different actors or at least cgi their faces to age them. It stops dead any emotion you may have been feeling and just makes you laugh as the credits roll.
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Would you watch it again? Oh, of course I would. Can't wait to watch them all with my little boy.
Rating (out of 100%): 79% After part 1 got most of the story out of the way there isn't really much left for this one to do apart from the inevitable 'big scrap'. Still a great ride and if you're a Potter fan you'll be spellbound till the end!
