I am a huge Harry Potter fan and P is luke warm about it. P thought it was the best of the movies (we watched Phoenix the night before). I thought the movie was great. Granted there were a lot of parts cut from the book but I think that was done for the sake of time. The movie was long and covered the major plots needed to set up the next 2 fils in the time allowed. Great story telling and effects with visits with characters you care about.