Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is a 2010 adaptation of the final book written by J.K. Rowling and directed by David Yates. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort.
The film is the first half of a complete film in which Harry Potter and his friends go on a journey to destroy the horcrux's that Lord Voldemort has placed around the land. These horcrux's were made to protect himself from being defeated at the hands of Harry Potter. In the beginning Harry is being protected in a stronghold but soon is teleported away from the rest of the group when Voldemort finds him and tries to attack Harry and the group that is helping him move.
First and foremost, the fact that the film is split into two sections was a huge mistake. The filmmakers knew before hand that they were going to be splitting the film up. With that said, they should have actually formed this first part into a full structured film. The other aspect that I found irritating was that nothing really happens in the film. For roughly forty five minutes of the two hour picture the film takes place in a tent. A lot more development could have been done with some of the important characters rather than spending the majority of the film in a tent. Also, there is entirely too much exposition throughout the film. In one instance a very important event occurs to a very important character in the story and rather than showing us, the film simply tells us in exposition.
The film definitely has several flaws. I find this inexcusable due to the fact that they split the story into two parts so that they could show you everything, rather than just tell you everything. Instead there are too many sequences of people just talking. This film had absolutely no reason to have so many issues, but it still does. Rather than being the best part of the franchise is does nothing but show a couple drops of blood to separate it from the rest of the franchise.
The one really positive thing I do have to say about the film is that the cinematography was very solid during the film. Even the boring sequences in the tent were still very well lit. Also, the special effects done for the film was also top quality. There is one particular sequence in the film where a story is read to the cast and it is completely animated, I found this part of the film to be particularly well done.
Overall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a film that had every reason to be great, but failed. Half a structured story, a terrible cliffhanger that even soap opera writers would scoff at, and entirely too much exposition really make this film feel very flat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is in no way shape or form the "Godfather: Part II or Empire Strikes Back" of the series.
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