Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I Reviews

Movie Reviews

• There is suspense and action in this film, but there is also lots of room for emotion

  by Pam Grady [Boxoffice Magazine ]

• The movie doesn't even give us the expected cliffhanger ending

  by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald ]

• The high quality of the series remains

  by Peter Howell [Toronto Star ]

• More than anything else - more than admiration for the dark tone, the spectacular scenery

  by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]

• lumbering and gripping by turns, and suffused with a profound sense of solitude and loss

  by Justin Chang [Variety ]

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (HP 7.1 to you) gives its characters and audience time to inhale and process the gravity of the situation

  by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer ]

• features the most deliriously inspired moviemaking since "The Prisoner of Azkaban,"

  by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]

• Equal parts action thriller, political parable, and multidimensional love story, "Hallows" feels sad and strong and true

  by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News ]

• dark and serious penultimate film

  Review rate : A- by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]

• Alternately funny and touching, it's the best film in the series

  by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel ]

• a good film that simply fails to seal the deal with an ending that brings some closure while suggesting the best is yet to come

  by Charlie McCollum [San Jose Mercury News ]
• Reviewed by Kenneth Turan [LA Times ]
• Reviewed by Xan Brooks [The Guardian ]
• Reviewed by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter ]
• Reviewed by Dan Kois [Village Voice ]
• Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times ]

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