Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince is an entry where the
end begins, and the actual terror of our main villain becomes evident. The film
itself is again well directed by David Yates though has a certain mix in terms
of various elements. Now problems here simply comes in the child performances
as the relationships advance but are hindered by a few things that prevent them
from resonating as they truly should. One part is the adaptation which hinders
the characters of Ron and Ginny. Both are underdeveloped due to Steve Kloves's
fascination with Hermione, to the point that he takes all of Ron's good lines and
gives them to her, and boils his character done to saying "bloody
'ell". The problem continues though as the proper pairs just don't quite
have the chemistry unfortunately. Now this aspect of the story still is not
terrible by any means. Where the film does excel is following Harry and
Dumbledore as they try to quietly defeat Voldermort by deciphering the man's
past. There is a real sense of urgency and power to these scenes as we and
Harry see Dumbledore in a darker shade. The growing sense of dread is felt, and
Voldermort comes to life most as a villain when we do not even see him. The
film ends with a key moment to the series as a whole. In this adaptation it is
a bit of a mixed bag. The moment itself has the impact it should but the
aftermath seems rushed in order to keep the film's run time down. It's a shame
as this is one point in the series where they would have earned taking their
time a bit. It doesn't ruin the film, but it keeps it back all the same.
3.5/5
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