While there were many scenes left out, it has to be expected (it is a 700 or 800-something page book!) I think they portrayed many aspects of the book very well in the short amount of time they had. I was especially impressed with the progression of draco's stress level, it was exactly how i pictured it when reading the book. Overall, I thought the movie was very good and it definitely makes me very excited for the split 7th movie.