Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 1

David Yates, a long-time TV productions director, ruined the previous Harry Potter film. Which really looked like a TV feature.

Yates redeems himself with a more epic-looking Deathly Hallows here.

That said, the decision to split the finale into 2 parts resurrects Tolkien's Return of the King problem - there's far too much exposition here building up to an all-action part 2.


Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 18 November 2010.