To say the least, I was very disappointed in the direction this movie took. I did read all the books and this one was the deepest and darkest of the series so far. Surely there were teenage hormones - but so much silliness?? - it was too much. I do not feel it did any justice to Rowling's marvelous work on The Half-Blood Prince. However, I will say that Alan Rickman was most outstanding and true to character. 5 stars for him! The cinematography has been praised - I thought it to be mediocre and not complimentary for the "big screen" in that it was too shadowed, even the nature shots, and at times difficult to see, especially backgrounds.