All I can say is that whoever decided to ignore Hollywood and Make Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows exactly according to the book was brilliant. Having read the seventh book recently, it was clear that at least 90% of the script came directly from it's pages. Since, at this point in the game, almost all of the audience members are faithful readers, it was a welcome relief to see a movie that had finally and completely gone by the book itself. The actors too have finally come of age, and grown into their potential as actors, such that this movie feels like it could stand on its own on as a film. The two and a half hours flew by, leaving the audience at the perfect ending, not on a painful cliff hanger, but with a sense of definite eagerness to see part two.