Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part II

As the Harry Potter series comes to its final closure, there are tears and howls amidst the bittersweet smiles. So does the last movie leave audiences bewitched? bpb rounds up the critic reviews for you.

The New York Times: “This is such great screen villainy it makes you regret there wasn’t more of Voldemort all along… It’s also often beautiful, washed in grey and so drained of other color that at first it looks as if its in black and white. (However) a few scenes feel calculated to work as synergistic complements to the Harry Potter Empire beyond.” (Read more here)

CNN: “They saved the best for last... This is blockbuster filmmaking with heart and soul, as well as grand spectacle, excitement and that typically British line in wry self-effacement.” (Read more here)

DNA: “(It) is stunning. It's also terribly entertaining, keeping you at the edge of the seat through it's run time, touching a chord, drawing a tear; the works. It has some amazing SFX, enough action to thrill, and emotions to pull the right (heart) strings.” (Read more here)

Huffington Post: “Final film is better than the book! ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II’ is a triumph of a finale, to both the film series and the entire "Harry Potter" franchise. What was muddled in the book comes into stunning focus with this final installment, and now we can really close the book on "Potter," so to speak.” (Read more here)

People Magazine: “All seven previous films in the Harry Potter series faithfully executed the magical minutiae of J.K. Rowling's books. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the first to re-create the feeling of reading them. Grim, beautiful and unabashedly emotional, this is nearly as satisfying an end to the saga as a fan could wish for.” (Read more here)

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