Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
2011 130 minutes rated PG-13 Judged on its own merits, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II is a fine film, full of terrific acting, solid action beats, several emotional high points, and exceptional visuals. But as a series finale to an eight-film saga spanning ten years and around 19 hours, it is just a touch underwhelming. It's not so much that 'nothing could live up the hype' so much as David Yates and Steve Kloves making the arbitrarily odd decision to make this film, of all the films in the series, the one that is in fact too short. We have a film series where the average entry...
