Harry Potter 6

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: This is the darkest, most mature Potter film that we have ever seen. At the same time it also manages to be the funniest film of the series. The gang is back for their sixth year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry - all of them another year older, all of them entering adolescence. The innocent feelings of first love supply a lot of the humor. More importantly, these feelings cast an emotional shadow on the characters that was not prevalent in the past. This helps us relate to them on a new level. Each Potter film seems to hit the jackpot when it comes to introducing a new character to the series. Professor Slughorn played by the brilliant Jim Broadbent is no exception. In fact, I would say he steals the screen for the first two-thirds of the movie. The special effects that bring this magical world to life are done so effortlessly, that in a way, you don't even notice them. From start to finish, the movie is just beautiful to look at. The one thing that hinders this chapter is that the storyline is primarily used to "set-up" the final film. Although Harry, Ron, and Hermione spend plenty of time together, the final quest of the movie detours from the series theme of "teamwork" and focuses only on Harry (and Dumbledore). This final quest also seemed to just pop-up and did not relate enough to the rest of the movie. Ultimately, the film does succeed with its goal - anticipation for movie # 7 - I can't wait!!!

Ry's Rating: B

If this movie had parents they would be: The Empire Strikes Back & Harry Potter 1-5

With a runtime of 156 minutes

This film is rated PG