Harry Potter and the Half Blood
Prince PG
David Yates takes the broomstick
again for the sith Harry Potter movie, a rousing and very condensed take on the
JK Rowling book, 'The Half Blood Prince.' Not nearly as chopped as his take on
'Order of the Phoenix' but still missing some crucial bits. In sublime summary,
the story begins with a scene not in the book at all, with Harry and Dumbledore
at a muggle underground train station, but then takes the action to Hogwarts
via some character development and the setup for the four friends as lovers
idea which will later come to pass in the seventh book...er movie. Yates spends
a lot more time on the characters than on the book Harry discovers, which is
the property of the Half Blood Prince, and that is sometimes a drag because he
has nicked out some key stuff about the Prince, his memories, Snape's class,
and various hints about the inevitable fight at the end. The acting is solid
and even the newcomers get to chew scenery. It's great fun. The foursome is
looking more like they're 20 than they are 16 (because the actors are 20) but
still it's a suspension of belief since it's been nearly 9 years since this all
began. Cheers to next time around at the beer butter pub. Review by Adam Browne
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