Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
1 Oscar Nominations
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Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
What critics thought
Generally well-received, the film earns the most consistent praise for its performances — particularly Jim Broadbent and Alan Rickman — and Bruno Delbonnel's cinematography. The main fault line runs between critics who embraced David Yates's slower, romance-heavy middle stretch as emotionally grounded and those who felt it sacrificed too much of the source novel's momentum; a handful of dissenters found the film increasingly difficult to follow for viewers unfamiliar with the books.
“while on occasion it drags, the 153-minute run-time never feels too long, thanks in no small part to the astonishing visuals and (largely) marvellous performances”
Chris Tilly·IGN UK
“David Yates and his team struggle to whip J.K. Rowling's 608-page tome into a consistently thrilling cinematic experience”
Screen Daily
“For non-readers [of the Harry Potter series] the films are now borderline incomprehensible”
David Stratton·Margaret and David at the Movies
“huge swathes of the film to subplots of Harry and his chums' teenage romances”
SFX Magazine
Genres
Action, Adventure, Family
Cast & Crew
DirectorDavid Yates
StarringDaniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Michael Gambon
ComposerNicholas Hooper
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
1 Oscar Nominations
Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
What critics thought
Generally well-received, the film earns the most consistent praise for its performances — particularly Jim Broadbent and Alan Rickman — and Bruno Delbonnel's cinematography. The main fault line runs between critics who embraced David Yates's slower, romance-heavy middle stretch as emotionally grounded and those who felt it sacrificed too much of the source novel's momentum; a handful of dissenters found the film increasingly difficult to follow for viewers unfamiliar with the books.
“while on occasion it drags, the 153-minute run-time never feels too long, thanks in no small part to the astonishing visuals and (largely) marvellous performances”
Chris Tilly·IGN UK
“David Yates and his team struggle to whip J.K. Rowling's 608-page tome into a consistently thrilling cinematic experience”
Screen Daily
“For non-readers [of the Harry Potter series] the films are now borderline incomprehensible”
David Stratton·Margaret and David at the Movies
“huge swathes of the film to subplots of Harry and his chums' teenage romances”
SFX Magazine
Genres
Action, Adventure, Family
Cast & Crew
DirectorDavid Yates
StarringDaniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Michael Gambon
ComposerNicholas Hooper
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