User blog comment:Kacieh/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 1 Review Page/@comment-1337827-20101121055325

The penultimate Harry Potter film. I saw it on November 19th, 2010. I just got into HP about 2 months ago, when I realized a lot of my friends were fans of the series. I definitely preferred Chris Columbus' (director of films 1 and 2) more magical feel, rather than the dark and serious one that the rest of the directors, and the current one, David Yates gives. Don't get me wrong, I still like that feeling. Let me just finally say it: Deathly Hallows part 1 was great. It pulled no punches. Voldemort is ready to fight and he is killing Harry's friends one by one. I've always liked the general story of good vs. evil. And this series is all about that. Harry is good, and Voldermort is evil personified. While it was a great film with some wonderful action sequences, the pacing was a little off. At some points, the film is exciting and you're on the edge of your seat. And at other points (long points) the film drags on and my only response was "Okay, get on with it." One of these phases lasted at least 30 minutes or so.

I've seen that some fans are complaining about the non-conclusive and abrupt ending, and all I can say is: It's part 1. It's not supposed to be conclusive. I liked the ending scene. It gave chills, and at the end, everyone in the theater clapped and sat through the credits, frozen, thinking about the movie. I really do not suggest that kids under the age of 9 see this film. It has a lot of scenes (including murder) that would disturb kids. A few parents actually had to leave in the middle because their children were sobbing. Otherwise, go see the film. It's great!