I thought the main characters were excellent,but the editing seemed very sloppy. A lot of hanging phrases and worried looks just in air. Making this into a teen drama worked very well and provided a lot of humor as well as awkward intimate situations and vivid emotions. Jim Broadbent as Slughorn was a great choice and the story flowed pretty well but if you haven't seen the other movies it would be confusing.
We were unable to see the movie or the panel at White Plains due to a problem with the Satellite. I had purchased the ticket online at 6:45 and arrived at 7:30 to be told that the film was cancelled! Maybe the facility should not host if satellite performances are so problematic. As we all got free movie tickets, it was a pretty costly snafu.