I was kind of disappointed, to be honest. I've always enjoyed the films and I appreciate them for what they are (and love the cast as well) but each one reminds me how MUCH more I enjoy the books. There were some awesome things in this movie and as a film, it was enjoyable and exciting and I think, had I not read the books, I might have thoroughly enjoyed it more than I did. I am not a nit-picker, little things don't bother me even when I notice them, but the larger deviations from the plot or omissions bothered me more. I want to be more moved and I felt like a lot of things happened either too quickly or in a manner that wasn't as emotionally charged as it was written. I would say The Prince's Tale was probably the only thing that was both a favorite part of the book AND film. A lot of things in the battle at Hogwarts was changed and not necessarily for the better and one of my favorite parts of the book, when Ron and Hermione kiss and are spotted by Harry, didn't happen that way at all and I think it would have made for a great moment in the film.
I did enjoy it and I did think it wrapped things up well, but it was not my favorite of the films and it really just made me want to go re-read the book again and capture those feelings the movie didn't provide.
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