Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part II

PLOT (spoiler alert!!!):

After giving Dobby a proper burial at Shell Cottage, Harry speaks with Griphook the Goblin about breaking into Bellatrix Lestrange’s vault at Gringotts, as he believes that a Horcrux is hidden there. Griphook agrees to take Harry, Ron, and Hermione to Bellatrix’s vault if they give him the Sword of Gryffindor in return. Harry then asks Ollivander, the wandmaker, to identify the wands they took from Malfoy Manor. Ollivander says they belong to Bellatrix and Draco Malfoy, but Malfoy’s wand has changed its allegiance to Harry. Harry then reveals that he knows Lord Voldemort has stolen the Elder Wand, the most powerful wand to ever exist, from Albus Dumbledore’s tomb.

After using Polyjuice Potion to disguise herself as Bellatrix, Hermione manages to slip past the Gringotts goblins along with Ron, also disguised, and Harry and Griphook, who are under Harry’s Invisibility Cloak. Griphook safely guides them past the dragon guard and into Bellatrix’s vault where Harry discovers the next Horcrux, Helga Hufflepuff’s Cup. When Harry manages to obtain the cup, Griphook takes the sword and runs. With Gringotts security on their tail, the three heroes jump onto the back of the dragon guard and fly far away from Gringotts. During their escape, Voldemort enters Harry’s mind and discovers that they have been destroying his Horcruxes. He then begins keeping his snake, Nagini with him at all times. During the vision, Harry sees that the next Horcrux is something that belonged to Rowena Ravenclaw and is at Hogwarts.

When Harry, Ron, and Hermione arrive in Hogsmeade, they unknowingly set off a Caterwauling Charm, and have to hide. They are rescued by Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus’s brother. Aberforth seems to have lost all hope, but Harry convinces him to let them into Hogwarts so they may find the Horcrux. Aberforth instructs a portrait of his younger sister, Ariana to fetch Neville Longbottom, who leads the three friends through a secret passage back to Hogwarts. Severus Snape, now headmaster of Hogwarts, has heard of Harry’s return and gathers all students and staff in the Great Hall to inform them of their punishment should they aid Harry in any way. Harry steps forward and confronts Snape, but Professor McGonagall defends Harry by firing her own spells at Snape. Snape retreats to Lord Voldemort and McGonagall gathers all beings in Hogwarts to prepare for the final battle. Luna Lovegood finds Harry and introduces him to Helena Ravenclaw, daughter of Rowena and ghost of Ravenclaw house. Helena reveals that she knows of Voldemort and the dark magic he had performed on her mother’s lost diadem. When Harry tells her that he wishes to destroy it, she tells him it is hidden in the Room of Requirement. While Harry is talking with Helena, Ron and Hermione go to the Chamber of Secrets and Hermione destroys the cup Horcrux with a Basilisk fang. After being engulfed by a torrent of water caused by the destruction of the Horcrux, the two share a brief kiss. Harry goes to the Room of Requirement where he finds Malfoy, Goyle, and one of their fellow Slytherins. Goyle attacks Harry, but Ron and Hermione arrive and defend him. Goyle casts a Fiendfyre curse in the Room of Requirement, forcing the three heroes to retreat. Before leaving, Harry saves Malfoy and his companion, but Goyle and the Room of Requirement itself are destroyed in the fire. Once outside the room, they destroy the Ravenclaw diadem with a basilisk fang and Ron quickly kicks away the destroyed Horcrux. The trio go on a search for Voldemort so that they may kill Nagini, the final Horcrux, but when they discover him, he has Nagini kill Snape to make the Elder Wand truly his. Before he dies, Snape passes Harry memories via a tear to be used in the Pensieve in Dumbledore’s office.

As Voldemort gives Hogwarts a reprieve, Harry looks into Snape’s memories and learned that he and his mother, Lily Potter, were close friends and that Snape defected from Voldemort after Lily’s death. From the memory, Harry learns that he himself is a Horcrux, as Voldemort’s soul was very fragile at the time he killed Lily and James. Due to the fragile state of his soul, a result of creating numerous Horcruxes, and his attempt to murder an innocent child, a part of Voldemort’s soul broke away, and attached itself to the only living thing in the house, this happened to be Harry. Harry then goes into the Forbidden Forest to face Voldemort, where he is hit with a Killing Curse. Harry enters a state of limbo, where he meets the spirit of Dumbledore. He then returns to the world of living and his reappearance re-ignites the fighting. As he and his friends try to kill Nagini, they lose their basilisk fangs, until Neville decapitates the snake with Gryffindor’s sword, destroying the last of the Horcruxes. Voldemort is then killed by his own Killing Curse as the Elder Wand falls into Harry’s hands. With the battle over, Ron suggests that they keep the Wand, because it would make them invincible, but Harry wordlessly snaps the Elder Wand in half, thinking it would be too much power to have.

Nineteen years later, Harry and Ginny Potter, along with Ron and Hermione Weasley, see their children off on the Hogwarts Express. But Harry’s middle child, Albus Severus, reveals his fears to Harry about the possibility of him being sorted into Slytherin house. Harry confides in his son regarding his namesake and assures him that the Sorting Hat will allow him to choose his own house. Albus gets on board the train, and both married couples watch their children leave to have their own adventures at Hogwarts.

REVIEW:

Every generation seems to have that one franchise that changes everything. For my generation, we have the Holy Trilogy (the Star Wars films for those not familiar with the terminology), the next one had the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but this current generation has literally grown up with the actors in this franchise, and have cemented Harry Potter in the echelon of great, moneymaking franchises.

The plot of  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part II picks up right where the previous film left off. I’ll discuss the separation later. Harry, Ron and Hermonie are still in search of the horcruxes so that Voldemort can be defeated. Meanwhile, at Hogwarts, Snape has been promoted to Headmaster and the school grounds are guarded by Dementors.

Before returning to Hogwarts, the trio makes a stop at Gringott’s bank to explore Bellatrix’s vault, where they find one of the Horcruxes. Of course, in there, they have to deal with this multiplicity spell and a double cross by Griphook, not to mention have to evade and escape the dragon guarding it.

After their daring escape, they apparete to Hogsmeade, but set off some type of alarm, which sets the Death Eaters on their trail. Before they can be detected, a mysterious figure pulls them aside. It is discovered that he is Dumbledore’s brother, Abeforth, and he helps them get back in the castle, with the help of the painting of his sister and Neville Longbottom.

This leads to the scenes we’ve been waiting 10 yrs for, the final battle between good and evil. Some of the character we’ve been waiting to see actually use their magic show what they can do, some characters die, and others slither away into the darkness.

The film is definitely the ultimate payoff for those of us that have been around since the beginning. Sure, when you think about it, this is kind of a sad day, but hey, it was a good run, and with the exception of the previous film, there are no real complaints.

Let’s talk about that for a bit, shall we. This film, which is based on the final book, was split into to films. If you will recall in my review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part I, I wasn’t necessarily giving a ringing endorsement of the split. However, as much as I complained about he previous film being nothing more than an overpriced drama, there were some parts of it that were done well because of it being a separate film. Had both of these films been merged into one, I believe there would have been lots of things left out that really deserved to be seen on film.

I was convinced to see this in 3D. I don’t really know why this was released in (and converted to) 3D. I believe it would have been just as spectacular without it. I just didn’t see anything that warranted me spending the extra $$$. I can’t believe I was coerced into supporting this gimmick.

This might very well be the most special effects laden entry in the franchise. There isn’t anything wrong with that, either. If you read the book, it plays out as if it were meant to be seen on the big screen rather than in someone’s imagination.

For the most part, the film stays true to the source material. There are some things cut here and there, as well as some additions that I believe weren’t necessary, but we can all rejoice in how this film proves you don’t have to change someone’s work in order to create a great story for the big screen.

In an interview earlier this week, I heard Daniel Radcliffe say something about how he wanted to keep some of the lensless glasses. That’s great, but if you will watch in nearly every scene, he has on a different pair of glass, some with lenses and some without.

Personally, I think a film of this high caliber should be able to film something like that. Don’t you agree?

It was good to see some of those that have been nothing but background characters, mostly, get their chance to shine here, such as Professor McGonagall , Molly Weasley, and especially Neville.

Speaking of Neville, I know that we’ve watched all of these characters grow up over the years, but think about what he was like in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and compare that to how much of a force he was in this film. It really is a shame we didn’t see more of him over the course of the series.

Speaking of characters, I do believe, with the exception of the first film, that this is the first film to feel like it is truly about Harry and not some other character or event.

I also belive this to be the shortest of all the Potter films, at 2 hrs 10 min. With the exception of the beginning and a bit of a slowdown heading into the climax, this film is right up my alley in that it is not stop action.

Make no mistake, this is not the happy-go-lucky kiddie flick that first two films were. Someone even pointed it out the other day that when the opening logo is shown, you don’t hear th whimsical “Hedwig’s Theme” anymore, but instead its som dark, sinister chord, with maybe a modulated version o it underneath.

Speaking of the darkness…and this goes back to the 3d, in a way…this film is very dark. Part of the reason for that is that it occurs mostly at night, the other has to do with wearing those 3D glasses.

The epilogue was actually very well shot, but I couldn’t help but wish they would have gone one and made the trip to Hogwarts so that we could see what changes have happened there in the 19 yrs.

Well, the Harry Potter franchise comes to an end, and boy does it go out with a bang! Two things are going to happen to films now. There will be plenty of book series that are going to be positioned to be the next Potter, but pretty much all of them will fail. Just think of  The Golden Compass, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief or Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant for examples. While Twilight may be raking in some serious bank right now, truth be told, it doesn’t appeal to both sexes, but rather tween girls and gay men.

So, should you see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part II? I have to say yes, especially if you’ve seen the other films. On top of that, think about how often a worthy franchise comes along. Do you really want to miss out on a satisfying conclusion like this one has? So, stop reading and go out and see this right now!!!

5 out of 5 stars

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

PLOT:

The movie opens with the Death Eaters wreaking havoc in London and sinking the Millennium Bridge. They also succeed in destroying parts of Diagon Alley and kidnapping the wandmaker Mr. Ollivander. Later, Harry is taken by Dumbledore in order to recruit Horace Slughorn, a former potions teacher, to return to Hogwarts. Slughorn is at first reluctant but then changes his mind when he realizes Harry’s fame and plans to "collect" him. Dumbledore then takes Harry to the Burrow where he reunites with his friends, Ron and Hermione. Harry also starts showing feelings for Ron’s sister Ginny.

Meanwhile, Bellatrix Lestrange and Draco Malfoy’s mother, Narcissa, go to ask Snape for help. Snape makes an Unbreakable Vow to protect Draco while he attempts to fulfill a task for Voldemort, and if Draco fails, to carry out the deed himself.

After visiting Fred and George’s new shop, Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes, Harry, Ron, and Hermione start following Draco and Narcissa as they go into Borgin and Burkes, but are forced to pull back after Fenrir Greyback, a savage werewolf and Death Eater, closes the shades. On the way to Hogwarts, Harry uses his Invisibility Cloak and some Peruvian Darkness Powder from Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes to spy on Malfoy, but ends up getting no new information. Draco realizes Harry is there and immobilizes him, breaks his nose, and leaves him hidden under his Invisibility Cloak. Shortly after, Luna Lovegood finds Harry using her Spectrespecs and gets him off the train in time.

Professor McGonagall informs Harry that since Snape is teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts, he and Ron can take N.E.W.T. Potions with Professor Slughorn. The boys use spare textbooks for the class, and Harry sees his very old copy is filled with footnotes and revisions that allow him to excel in Potions. This eventually leads to him winning a vial of the luck potion, Felix Felicis. Hermione, still envious of Harry’s success, looks to see who the book belongs to, finding only the alias of "The Half-Blood Prince".

In a private meeting in his office, Dumbledore shows Harry his memory of when he first met a young Tom Riddle. They learn from this that Voldemort likes to collect “treasures” from others. Dumbledore reveals that Slughorn has information valuable to Voldemort’s downfall and asks Harry to get to know Slughorn better.

One day in the winter the trio witness Katie Bell being cursed by a necklace she was carrying up to the school. McGonagall and Snape learn that Katie was under the influence of the Imperius Curse; She was originally told to bring the necklace to Dumbledore. Harry is convinced that Malfoy is behind it.

Ron is a bundle of nerves at breakfast before a Quidditch match against Slytherin, where he is set to play the role of Keeper. Harry passes him some pumpkin juice. Luna sees that Harry had slipped something into Ron’s cup and Hermione is incensed that Harry would use Felix Felicis when it is banned from organized sports. Gryffindor wins the game against Slytherin after Ron saves every goal, and he is a hero and the centre of attention at a party to celebrate their success. Harry explains to Hermione there that he only made it look like he slipped something into Ron’s drink. After Lavender Brown kisses Ron, Hermione runs from the room, crying and Harry goes after her. He finds her crying in a corridor and consoles her. Hermione tells Harry that she knows how he feels when he sees Ginny with Dean Thomas and admits to having feelings for Ron. Later in the Library, Hermione and Harry discuss Slughorn’s Christmas party. Hermione warns Harry to be wary of who he goes with: Romilda Vane has been trying to slip Harry a Love Potion all year because she believes that he is "The Chosen One." Harry goes to the party with Luna and Hermione goes with McLaggen, who proves to be an unwise choice. Snape comes to deliver a message to Harry from Dumbledore (he is traveling) and escorts Malfoy from the party after he "tried to crash the party." In the hallway, Snape berates Draco for not coming to him for help with his task.

At Christmas, Harry joins the Weasleys at the Burrow. He, Lupin, Tonks, and Mr. Weasley discuss what Harry overheard during Snape and Malfoy’s conversation at the party. Remus adamantly insists that Dumbledore trusts Snape implicitly. Later in the night Harry and Ginny share a brief romantic moment where they almost kiss but is interrupted by the arrival of Bellatrix Lestrange and Fenrir Greyback who set a fire around the Burrow. As they intended, Harry, who still holds a vendetta against Bellatrix for killing Sirius Black, breaks through the fire and chases Bellatrix. Ginny manages to get past the fire and chases after him. Both Harry and Ginny are surrounded by the ambushing Death Eaters, but Tonks, Lupin, and Mr. Weasley arrive in time to block the attack in the field. Outnumbered, the Death Eaters leave; after Bellatrix sets fire to the Burrow.

Back at Hogwarts, Harry, in another private meeting with Dumbledore, is shown another memory in the Pensieve. It is a memory from Slughorn when a teenage Tom Riddle asks him about a rare magic. The memory turns out to have been tampered with by Slughorn, who is ashamed of the answer he really gave Riddle. Dumbledore tells Harry that he is the only one who can get the true memory from Slughorn, and he must. All of Harry’s attempts to get the memory fail. Frustrated, he heads back to his dormitory. Once there, he finds that Ron is in a swoon, obsessively saying that he’s in love with Romilda Vane. Apparently he ate some chocolates on Harry’s bed, which were meant for Harry, laced with a very strong love potion. Harry brings Ron to Professor Slughorn to cure him. After Ron is cured, Slughorn offers the boys a drink of mead. Immediately Ron falls unconscious, poisoned. Harry manages to save him by shoving a bezoar down his throat. Later, in the hospital wing, it is revealed that the poisonous drink was intended to be given to Dumbledore. Lavender rushes in to be with Ron, but becomes outraged to see Hermione there. She and Hermione get into a yelling row until Ron mumbles Hermione’s name in his sleep. Distraught, Lavender leaves. Everyone else decides to leave and let Hermione to tend to Ron.

In the Great Hall, Ron has been released from the hospital wing and Hermione is thrilled that Ron’s relationship with Lavender has ended, but is crestfallen that Ron doesn’t remember any of it. Harry talks to Katie Bell, who has recovered from being cursed, but doesn’t remember anything useful for him. He notices Malfoy leaving apprehensively, and follows him into a bathroom where he finds him crying. Harry accuses him of cursing Katie Bell. They duel; Harry casts the Sectumsempracurse he found in the Half-Blood Prince’s book. Harry sees the curse caused severe slashes on Malfoy’s body. Snape sees Draco lying in a pool of blood and heals him.

Later, in the Gryffindor Common Room, Ginny suggests that Harry get rid of the book. He and Ginny go into the Room of Requirement to hide it. Ginny tells Harry to close his eyes so he can’t see her hide the book and before he opens his eyes again, Ginny kisses him.

After Ron mentions Harry’s bad luck on getting the memory from Slughorn, Harry remembers that he still has the Felix Felicis Harry takes the potion and meets Slughorn on his way to Hagrid’s hut. Slughorn decides to escort Harry down to Hagrid’s and they find him about to bury a recently deceased Aragog. They hold an impromptu funeral. After a few hours and several drinks, Slughorn again reminisces about Harry’s mother. Harry goes on to tell Slughorn about his mother’s sacrifice, that he accepts his role as The Chosen One and to not let Lily Evans’ sacrifice be wasted. Slughorn gives in and hands Harry the memory.

The memory shows Professor Slughorn telling Tom Riddle about a dark piece of magic called a Horcrux. A Horcrux is an object used to keep safe a piece of one’s soul that has been split away from the body. If one’s body is destroyed, one does not truly die, as a piece of their soul is still alive. This explains why Voldemort survived the killing curse that rebounded upon him the night he killed Harry’s parents. Dumbledore tells Harry that he believes that Voldemort split his soul and created six Horcruxes with the seventh piece being in his body. Two have already been destroyed: one being a ring that belonged to Voldemort’s mother; the other being Tom Riddle’s diary. Dumbledore reveals to Harry that he thinks he has found another Horcrux and that he cannot retrieve it alone.

Dumbledore and Harry apparate to a seaside cave to find the third Horcrux. Within an inner cavern, Dumbledore takes Harry to the middle of the lake where he thinks the Horcrux is hidden. On the island there is a basin filled with potion. In order to get the Horcrux Dumbledore drinks it. The potion causes him to experience unbearable pain. On Dumbledore’s orders, Harry administers the rest of the potion to him and retrieves the Horcrux, which tuns out to be a locket. Dumbledore says he needs water. Harry attempts to fill the now empty bowl magically with water, but in such a dark place, no container will hold water conjured by magic. Dipping the cup in the lake Harry is pulled in by an Inferius. Dumbledore saves him by conjuring rings of blazing fire, protecting them and driving off the hoard of Inferi.

The two apparate back to the Astronomy Tower at Hogwarts. Dumbledore tells Harry to go find Professor Snape, but Dumbledore hears someone coming and makes Harry go below and hide. Draco ambushes Dumbledore in the tower. He tells Dumbledore that Death Eaters breached Hogwarts by using the Vanishing Cabinet in the Room of Requirement. He explains that he repaired it and that there is another in Borgin and Burkes. He goes on to say Voldemort has chosen him to kill Dumbledore, and that if he doesn’t, Voldemort will kill him. The Death Eaters arrive to the tower and goad Draco to kill Dumbledore. He manages to convince Draco that he doesn’t need to kill him and that he can keep him safe; Draco begins to lower his wand.

However, Snape appears and fulfills his vow to Narcissa by casting the Avada Kedavra on Dumbledore, killing him. The Death Eaters and Snape immediately escape Hogwarts; as they leave, Bellatrix destroys everything in the Great Hall and sets Hagrid’s hut on fire. Harry catches them up and attempts to duel Snape, but Snape easily overpowers Harry. Harry tried to use the spell "Sectumsempra" before Snape leaves and join the other fleeing death eaters, and he reveals to Harry that heis the Half-Blood Prince. Harry returns to the base of the Astronomy Tower and cries over Dumbledore’s body while Ginny consoles him, as the staff and students of Hogwarts raise their wands in respect to Dumbledore.

The next morning, Harry and Hermione discuss that the locket is a fake and there is a note inside it:

"To the Dark Lord, I know I will be dead long before you read this, but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more" signed by R.A.B.

Harry then says that he will not be returning to Hogwarts, but instead he will be looking for and destroying the rest of the Horcruxes. Hermione says that he will not be going alone, as Ron and herself will help Harry on his quest rid the world of the Dark Lord once and for all. As they finish their talk they see Fawkes flying over the school, after one final turn the phoenix flies away from Hogwarts with Harry, Ron and Hermione watching him fly in to the Sunset.

REVIEW:

Ok, let me make it clear that I’m not a Harry Potter fanboy, but I do like the books. Having said that, I believe the volume that this film comes from I’ve only read once or twice, but even those couple of times allowed to me to know that this film could have been better had certain things not been left out.

Let me start this review by saying that although the previous film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was good, I felt it was a bit too dark, but then again, I’m not fan of dark film for the most part. As I was sitting in the theater watching this, I was pleased that the director, David Yates, decided to bring back the, pardon the pun, magic that seemed to disappear after the first two films. The humor and fun is part of what has made the series of books, along with excellent writing by J.K. Rowling (she has a cameo in the film, btw).

We have watched Harry, Ron, and Hermoine grow up on screen right before our eyes. It seems like just yesterday they were wee little tykes hanging on to Hagrid’s robes causing mischief, and here they are today on the cusp of saving the wizarding world. What I find intersting is how that has the actors (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, respectively) have grown with their characters. Although, they need to hurry and get the last one..well, two films out before they end up old and gray playing teenagers.

Draco Malfoy has been more of an annoyance to Harry than anything over the years, excluding the duel they have in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Here he seems like a total different character, as in the book, and we get another Harry/Draco duel, this time no Snape or Lockhart to break it up. I do have to wonder about the state of Hogwarts’ bathrooms, though. Those things have taken so much abuse, its a miracle they are still standing!

Another thing that was missing from the last film was Quidditch. There was quite literally an outcry for it to be included in this film, and, while some may argue it does nothing to move the story along, I disagree. Not only does it set up Ron and Lavender’s relationship, it also keep the light-heartedness of the first half of the film going.

In all the previous films, Dumbledore has been nothing more than a wise figure who seemingly watches over Harry (and all of the Hogwarts students, for that matter). Here, we actually get to see him do a bit of action, though it still isn’t much. I did notice that he reminded me of Gandalf in a later scene where he isn’t wearing his hat.

Jim Broadbent was a welcome addition to the cast and, though he may not have the perfect body type for Slughorn, he captured the mannerisms of the character just as I imagined him. Just as Dolores Umbridge stole the show in the last film, Slughorn does the same here. It is a shame that they took out a good portion of his better scenes.

As I’ve mentioned, there are many scenes that were not in the film that should have been. Yeah, I know some of you are out there saying that they can’t very well put the entire book on film. This is true, but a couple of the scenes are so important, it leaves one scratching their head as to why they took them out,especially when you consider how impressive they could make them look on film. With a running time of just over 2 1/2 hours, it is a bit long, but every film in this series has been, so its just continuing the tradition. I just think they could have done a better job with the editing and deciding what parts of the book to include and which to cut out.

Teenagers are just plain horny creatures, but seriously, is it really necessary to have just about every scene with them "snogging"? Maybe I just led a sheltered life during my high school days, or I’ve become a old fuddy-duddy over time, but that just seemed a bit much. One or two here and there is fine to establish that they aren’t kids anymore and whatnot, but good grief! There is such a thing as too much.

I didn’t particularly care for the young Tom Riddles. Critics are gushing over these boys, but I just wasn’t impressed. I think they would have done better with the boy from Chamber, or they could have found better actors. I’m not sure what it is about them, but something just rubbed me the wrong way, and not in that evil, creepy way, but rather in the way that they just weren’t likable or believable.

So, what do I ultimately think fo thid film? Well, I liked it, didn’t quite love it, though, but that’s only after one viewing. Ask me again after I have the DVD and see it a few times if I love it or not. I still maintain that my favorite Potter film is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. As I said earlier, they seemed to bring back the lighter tone that the earlier films had, which really made this much more entertaining for me, and I don’t want to hear this mess about it being a dark book and whatnot. There is only so much moody, morose-ness one can take.  I’m disappointed n the ending, though, but rumor has it that they are going to have a very important key scene start off the next one. We’ll see next year (unless they postpone it in lieu of the third Twilight). So, while I always say these reviews are just my thoughts and you need to make your own decision, I can’t say it enough. Critics oft times don’t know what they’re talking about. This is a very good film, despite its deviance from the source material and you should see it , especially if you’re a fan of the series. Unlike with the other films in the series, I actually left looking forward to the next film, of course, this is the only one that leaves the viewer with a feeling of there being another film.

4 1/2 out of 5 stars