Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceI always seem to hate my first viewings of Harry Potter movies and this one is no exception. Yes some of the departures from the book bother me but its really the things they add to the movies that have no relevance at all to the story that really annoy me. The movie looks amazing and with great actors like Michael Gambon and Alan Rickman the movie delivers almost fully in the acting department.
The main problem with this movie is the writing and the directing. David Yates does not seem to be able to achieve the emotional climax necessary for this kind of story. I hate having to go back to Alfonso Cuaron's Prisoner of Azkaban but I feel like I have to. There's a scene at the end of that movie where Harry summons a Patronus and it is one of the most emotionally loaded moments I've ever seen in movie history, I still get chills every time I watch it. Scenes that could have played out similarly in this movie were just shrugged off without any emotional payoff. I'm thinking of the Sectumsempra scene and the famous "death scene," even Sirius' death scene in the fifth movie was completely underwhelming. It seems David Yates is more preoccupied with making the big fire effects look cool than making the audience care. My problem with the writing is how the screenwriter decides to keep some things in from the books and leave others out completely randomly. The burrow scenes in the middle weren't even necessary except to have that cringe worthy scene where Ginny kneels down to tie Harry's shoe...
I'll never know If I'd enjoyed the Harry Potter movies more had I not read the books and my opinion on this film may change upon multiple viewings but as of this moment it has been a very disappointing experience.
Hilarious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70ABKwflFZ0
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