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Well made, less than it could have been
PostedJuly 18, 2009
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Well made and acted, with an effective dark tone, but it sacrifices some of the complexity that elevated the book- particularly the exploration of the villain. Obviously a director has to make choices with what to chop, but the movie leaves out a MAJOR theme from the book, and one of the key stories in the series. This, more than any other book, explored Lord Voldemort- his past, his ambitions, his personality. The movie does away with all that, giving only two scenes, neither of which demonstrate any of his motivation or methods. He's evil because if he weren't there wouldn't be anyone for the hero to fight. They could have sacrificed some teen romance for the sake of one of the more interesting villains in recent fiction.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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