User blog comment:Kacieh/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 1 Review Page/@comment-3201607-20101120095942

So far, besides the first movie, I think Deathly Hallows has adhered to the books as closely as possible without having too much. While most Harry Potter fans would not disagree with a longer movie, I think the length and the content was enough to get the important things across. Proof in point: my brother DOES NOT watch Harry Potter, but goes for my sake. He sat down the 2.5+ hours and at the end, ENJOYED it and is going back in July with me. As to the actual content, I think it covered everything perfectly. While there were some differentiating from the book (Hedwig's release, Godric's Hallow), it was great. It all fit and came together beautifully. The actor's have grown and are no longer Hogwarts students; it's hard to watch the series come to an end since I've been watching them since I was 10, but to see where they are now and how things are going for them, it's a great thing. I give the movie an enthusiastic 5 stars and would recommend it to anybody - Potter fan or not.