I'm a huge Harry Potter fan... read the books, went to every midnight premiere of every movie to come out... and this one I felt is by-far the best out of the 7 (that is until Part 2 comes out). The movie portrayed the book very well and the fact that it is broken up into 2 parts makes it's portrayal so much better. With the other movies, they had to be cut short because if they hadn't, the movie could have been 4-5 hours long. This 2-part is great because the final chapter of the series needs to be fully shown. A must-see!
Even though not as great as the first, it's definitely a must-see - especially seeing the foursome together again and the adventures they get themselves into. Definitely a great movie to see with your girlfriends (or select guy friends!) ... you're bound to get some good laughs.
If you read the book, then you need to understand that putting a 500+ page book into a 2-hour movie won't have all the details. But the movie came as close as it will ever get to the message from the book and it did it in such a heartwarming way. All the characters fit perfectly and the more the movie went on, you fell in love with the cast. If you love young romance, action, and adventure - you will love this movie. Just don't sit there for 2 hours naming things that are different from the book and movie. You won't enjoy it. I'm seeing it again because I loved it so much!