Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
Personal Rating: 7/10
It all ends.
[Part 1 Review here.]
Harry Potter continues to hunt Lord Voldemort's remaining horcruxes (special artifacts which grant Voldemort immortality) while evading his loyal army of Death Eaters. Harry's search has lead him and his friends back to Hogwarts, their last stand, where an epic battle is about to commence between Lord Voldemort and the people loyal to Harry.
As mysteries unfold, lives lost, and secrets are revealed, Harry Potter comes to a conclusion that in the end, he must face Lord Voldemort in a battle where only one of them will survive.
PLOT
Compared to Part 1, Part 2 becomes a little overchopped. Some scenes that were very essential were given no proper justice, like the suppose-to-be epic battle at Hogwarts. You would see students panicking, you would see enemies rushing towards Hogwarts, you would see CGI ogres clobber this and that. And then the scene is over and goes back to Harry where the background becomes quiet again. Like seriously? The battle scenes were good, only there weren't enough battle scenes for audiences to be flabbergasted. I sincerely would have wanted to see the centaurs and house elves join the fight, just like in the book.
The revelation of Severus Snape was the greatest plot twist in the entire story, yet I pity those who haven't read the book. Fans may have already cried on this part, but nonreaders would definitely draw blank faces. It was presented too deep and too fast that only readers of the Harry Potter book can catch up easily.
ACTORS
As usual, Alan Rickman portayed Severus Snape commendably, especially the dying scene with Harry Potter.
So did my favorite Helena Bonham-Carter as the evil Bellatrix Lestrange, although her wicked part was a bit underused and her wand duel with Mother Weasley was a bit old-school -- enemy whacks off hero and almost wins, then hero suddenly gains strength out of nowhere and whacks enemy back and wins instead. Bellatrix bursts into pieces -- the end. LESSON LEARNED: Don't mess with an angry mother.
Um, guess I have to write something about Daniel Radcliffe [Harry Potter], Emma Watson [Hermione Granger], and Rupert Grint [Ronald Weasley] somehow. Their acting -- not bad, but they're not that incredibly good either. Weasley's character lost it's humorous side -- the one I certainly miss seeing back from the previous Harry Potter movies.
PRESENTATION
Special effects were great. CGI's were also of good quality. Compared to Part 1, Part 2 had the most of all the eyecandies, yet my rating still goes higher for Part 1.
A lot of expectations were not met, but still I should say that it is still a good movie to watch, especially if you're a Harry Potter fan. If you aren't, spare yourself and do not atempt to watch the movie, I beg you. Spare others from your terrible questions in the middle of the scene, or your constant bathroom walks, or your inappropriate snores. It was presented in such a way that only fans could compehend it's entirety.
It's truly the end of a wonderful world that made witches and wizards supercool, J.K. Rowling super-rich, and Daniel Radcliffe a superstar.
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