Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan RickmanDirector: David Yates
Year of Release: 2009
This is the 6th Harry Potter movie and the last installment before the big finale. In a lot of ways this movie is just setting up the events of the last movie. So there just isn’t a whole lot of actual story here. The other movies felt more independent, like they had a central story to them on their own. But this one just races along to ultimately lead to the big battles of the next chapter. Sure things happen but it all feels like small steps. And the whole love potion/couples thing just gets a bit silly. We’re just killing time basically.
Harry is just kind of goofy and awkward. Hermoine is annoying and all weepy. Ron is a dumbass. Malfoy just walks around scowling constantly. Dumbledore gets a bit goofy. Helena Bonham Carter is completely copying her character from Sweeney Todd. Snape is harmless. And we never even see Voldemort except in flashback. I was completely bored.
Of course see the movie if you are in to the series, but don’t expect any excitement or energy.
