This movie made me happier than the previous three movies put together! It was a smart decision to break the last book into two movies, ensuring the screenwriters would not have to cut as much out of the storyline as they had in the previous movies. "The Deathly Hallows" is a very dark book, easily, the darkest of the series. Appropriately, this is a very dark movie and I expect the sequel in July to be even darker. The movie-makers were able to keep the humor alive, to keep the movie balanced. But there were also beautiful moments of dark solitude; silence on chilly, open vistas; our three heroes contemplatively alone for long seconds... less emphasis on words and more on significant looks and physical communication. This shows a growth in the characters which we have not seen previously. These scenes did just as much to bring the movie to life for me as the scenes with all the other familiar characters. A well done movie, all-around! I can't wait for the conclusion in the summer!