HP7.1 truly reflects the growing pains of the characters. As expected, this was a darker movie than ones previous. And at 2.5 hours long, I was afraid I would find myself being bored at some point. HOWEVER, I found the time to pass very quickly and the climax in front of me before I knew it. Just enough action to keep you watching without a blink.....but slowed compared to past movies so that you could study the true character of the roles. It was weird not having a Hogwarts scene anywhere in the movie.....but other places took precendent.