Lots of details were left out that were essential to the motives of the story. i recommend this movie to friends, but with advice that its better if they have read the story. The midnight showing was really fun! Id been waiting so long to see the next movie and I felt like it lived up to many of my expectations. Harry, Hermione, and Ron were funny in this movie, their acting skills finally developing as they get older. However, there were lots of instances in which the passion JK Rowling tries to convey in the book is totally lost in the movie. The story had so much potential for really dramatic scenes. Disappointing, for sure.