HP 7.1 is dark and true to the book. It may be the first of the movies that had me in tears more than once. Good choice on where to cut the story in "half" and well executed. Fastest 2.5 hours in a long time and worth the extra if you can see it in IMAX. The incredible casting of these actors when they were mere children shows now as a brilliant choice all around. I want to get to the last movie...but I don't want to get to the last movie...because it will be over.