Kelly Schultz

An addition... I love this movie, but to be realistic here are some points for the Harry Potter readers. At two and a half hours, this movie still skims and skips over some plot points of the book. As with most book-to-movie renditions this needs to be viewed in the context of the other movies, not in comparison to the book. If you are looking for an exact, on screen version of the book, you will be disappointed. Truthfully, this book could have been split into two movies to cover things properly.

Thank you ever so much for attending this excellent movie with me! Snape NEVER disappoints, and as in the other movies, you are never sure of where his loyalties are.

Note to parents, especially those with young children: the ratings will get stronger in the next two movies as the violence of the Death Eaters escalates.

My children have an unusually clear understanding of what is real and what is not, however given the intensity of the emotions evoked by the material, I am waiting until it is on DVD before they can watch it. That way if the are reacting very strongly, or if they have questions, I can pause the movie and explain things to them without disrupting others. Reading the book to children prior to viewing would also be beneficial as then they would be prepared for what happens. (And be less likely to break down in uncontrollable wailing.) Those who have read the book know to which event I am referring.