While a very good movie, not the best of the litter. The cast was brilliant and the camera angles, long shots of the school, and all around directing seemed perfect. I believe this was the slowest book, necessary to connect the previous book with the last so the movie was also the least exciting. It did carry a lot of emotion with audible sobbing coming from the theater. Best movie of the year, well worth seeing twice, but already ready for the next one.