Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) [film]

I read the book and felt that the first half of the 7th book was rather slow. I'd hoped that they put more stuff in the part 1 film but they didn't. So the film has the same feeling of "I see them going to places but they don't seem to get anywhere".

I don't think anybody who hasn't watched the previous movies can understand what's going on in this movie. In fact, I wonder if people who haven't read the book would enjoy it.

The Good:
It visually present the world of magic. It's more vivid than reading.

The Bad:
Even though it's more than 2 hours long and it only deals with the first half of the book, it still feels it's compressed. I guess it's because the book is complicated in the first place. So the story is very condensed.

There are so many rules, spells, and objects in the magical world that are unusual to us. It is hard to understand everything that happens unless you've read the book thoroughly or you have really good memory and watched all the previous films carefully.

And then by the end, it feels unfinished. Because it is really setting up for part 2.

The WTF moment:
Harry and Hermione dancing in the tent… What was that about? No, it isn't in the book.

LC rates: 2 stars