I haven't read the book, so I can't compare the two. Also, I watched "The Order of the Phoenix" the night before seeing this one, which may have been a mistake...

"The Half-Blood Prince" starts with a bang, goes on...
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I haven't read the book, so I can't compare the two. Also, I watched "The Order of the Phoenix" the night before seeing this one, which may have been a mistake...

"The Half-Blood Prince" starts with a bang, goes on with other irregular bangs, and ends... well, with a bang? There is no usual beginning-middle-end -rhythm to be found in this movie. The plot moves in plunges from one scene to another, which seem a little unrelated sometimes. They just don't come together as a whole movie.

The acting is a little stiff, especially from the older actors. It seemed much smoother in the last films, so I don't know that's going on with that.

The theme seems to be the amusing/saddening stuff with the young love going on in the movie. Some of it is totally cliché - and some you can feel personally, like Hermione's anguish.

There was action, and there was some fun, and it's hard to remember it all because this movie was both long and distracting; there was no main plot to hold onto.

The very end scene of the movie was just lame. It totally ruins the mood they had been building. Too much of the usual "I'm off to do it on my own" and "We're coming with you 'cause we are yours friends" stuff, and realizing the simple beauty of the world etc.

Other than that... it's still pretty good, and I'm sure a second viewing will make some things to make a lot more sense. I was tempted to give the movie three and half stars, but maybe four is fairer - for now.

I'm looking forward to the final movies of the series, and hope them to be better structured than "The Half-Blood Prince". Because frankly, after the steady, beautiful flow that was "The Order of the Phoenix", this was a bit of a mess.

It wasn't that good it was okay.There wasn't a lot of action.Still it was entertaining.New characters again.The story was not about the Half Blood Prince a little but not enough.It was good but not great.

I loved this movie and I think that it is the best in the series so far. It balanced action, relationships, secrets, friendships, and all. The pacing and cinematography both are the best in the series.

Perplexing. posotively dripping with british flavor, hindering its international appeal. I honestly didnt care for it much. Compareably dull to previous HP films. It lacked a major action sequence, and appearance of the primary villian. Its much...
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Perplexing. posotively dripping with british flavor, hindering its international appeal. I honestly didnt care for it much. Compareably dull to previous HP films. It lacked a major action sequence, and appearance of the primary villian. Its much too far fetched for anyone who hasnt followed the books or even the films thus far , to appreciate. The franchise feels like its lost its charm and is winding down, becoming darker and melancholy.