Sure, books are always better, but I liked the dark setup and looking forward to the second part...

The first part of an overly long movie. It is actually a pretty good adaption, because the characters spend most of the time doing nothing, which is true to the source material.
This doesn't really work for me and just diminishes the rewatch factor.

rewatch | Best done filming. Really, almost no fault anything. Well, Dobby! ((((( #loveforever

Awsome

The Harry Potter movies continue with it's established drag. Barely anything happens in this 2 hours and 30 minutes movie that ends abruptly. Our heroes spend most of their time just milling around doing nothing and traveling the countryside with no apparent purpose. There's a breakup between friends that has no consequence and is resolved immediately and a maguffin that just shows up with no explanation.
It's a shame that a film with such a strong opening was filled with filler in the middle just to stretch it so they could make another one and milk more money from the fans. I would've been a furious if I'd seen it in theatres when it came out.

OH hell nah not dobbyy :( :

the dance scene impress me. otherwise, very well

I wish they would of cut this down a little bit and made the second act not as long and boring. The third act is great but it just ends. Nothing really storywise to stop with. I get they are making two movies out of one book but this was too much movie for not enough plot. I know the next one is where everything happens. Still I loved Harry and Hermione dancing. The deathly hallows part was really well done.

I can not believe that I only need one movie to finish the saga. I liked these movies too much.

The decision to split the final book into two parts means this is the first entry in the series that lacks a complete story and it’s a shame that a large section of the film feels padded out. It certainly starts strongly with the central trio isolated and on the run, but also seeking a way to defeat Voldemort - the sequence in the Ministry of Magic being tense, yet still a lot of fun despite the stakes. It’s a shame the film drags in its middle section, not just in terms of story but also because the character moments and themes have been covered before and are becoming a little repetitive. It does pick up in the final act which leads to a surprisingly emotional climax and there is a beautiful animated sequence that provides some backstory and explanation to the title of the film. Perhaps the sheer volume of plot and story still to be covered in Part 2 meant this film was inevitable, but equally there are certainly elements from the final film that could have been added here and resulted in two more balanced films.

It was unnecessarily long. Too slow. Worst among all the movies.