A lot of people are saying that when you review a movie you can't compare it to the book because the two are separate--sorry, but that's just not true. Having read the series, this movie was bit disappointing. I don't expect to go to a movie based on a book that is over 600 pages long and not have scenes missing...but to embellish the story, as if the director can tell the story better than the author? No thanks. The movie was still good. Certainly not the best, but it's Harry Potter and bound to be great no matter what. My advice to the director: leave it alone. You're working with stellar material already. I hope to be able to give five stars to the next installment.