More Reviews of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Empire Magazine:
http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137029
The Birmingham Mail:
The Scotsman:
http://news.scotsman.com/movies/Film-review-Harry-Potter-and.6797846.jp
The Daily Mail:
Emmanuel Levy:
http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2/
Total Film: This one has some major spoilers. Some of the parts I liked best were this quote: "But the gloom is permeated by a handful of very heartfelt, very human standouts, be it Ron and Hermione's first kiss in the Chamber of Secrets or Harry's fateful forest walk surrounded by his dearest departed." And this one: "Fusing spectacle and emotion into a thrilling final chapter, director David Yates ensures that the series goes out with a bang. Finales don't come much grander than this."
Variety:
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117945605?refcatid=31
Here's my favorite part of Variety's review:
"As preparations are made for an epic clash between good and evil, Yates achieves a thrilling sense of convergence, of innumerable dramatic, thematic, romantic, emotional and musical threads from the past seven films being woven together at last: Old and new friends are well met, comeuppances are dealt out, and little-seen veterans are granted a valedictory moment in the spotlight. Former pipsqueak Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) emerges as one of Hogwarts' truest heroes, and for the first time in ages, Professors McGonagall (Maggie Smith), Flitwick (Warwick Davis) and Slughorn (Jim Broadbent) are allowed to perform substantial feats of magic."
"Best of all, the shifty Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) reveals his true colors at last, in a stirring, revelatory montage that calls forth more emoting from this supremely supercilious figure in five minutes than he's shown in seven films. And the film does full justice to the most profoundly moving passage in Rowling's novels, as Harry comes to grips with the inevitability of death, the enduring consolations of friendship and valor, and the mystery of what lies in the world beyond."


