You can't say "Wasn't as good as the book," because that would be ridiculous to achieve; otherwise you'd have to watch this in a 2 parter or something(that's the last movie)! You can however appreciate that they stuck mostly to all the important details to make it flow. All the Harry Potter movies never disappoint, including this one of course! Excellent special effects! Every book reader knows what is to happen in this story, and it was done very well- even made me cry! I can't wait for final movie(s)!