I never had a chance to read the book series. So I am judging purely off of the movies. With that being said, the movie was good. However, it could have been edited better. There were a lot of filler scenes to make the move longer. I watched as several people actually walked out. My boyfriend fell asleep more than twice and honestly with good reason.
I love Harry Potter period! So it doesn't really matter to me. BUT, they could have probably given this particular movie to HBO instead of releasing it in theatres.