The
second half of Deathly Hallows is also the final installment of the series. Now
first with the negative, this film unfortunately struggles with a few elements
from the book. The final battle is such a cluster that certain character deaths
seem but afterthoughts. It also has that downright abysmal epilogue. The unambiguous
epilogue itself was poorly conceived to begin, and it is worse in the film due
to some very distracting attempts to age the young cast, past those problems
though the rest of the film is pretty great. It is thrilling in its initial
scenes with the raid on the bank, it is downright heartbreaking as we find out
the truth behind Snape all along, and it is rather inspiring as certain
character finally get their due particularly one Neville Longbottom. David
Yates work does not disappoint for the most part nor does the work from the
legion of British thespians particularly Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith. It is
conceivable that a stronger finale could have been crafted; however this is
still a worthy end to the series.
3.5/5
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