In this sixth instalment of the world-beating little wizard franchise, the teenage angst is all over the place as Harry, Ron and Hermione experience their first loves, and some bits and pieces involving wizardry, apparently.
The most noticeable thing about this film is how little it seems to really contribute in terms of originality to the series. Up until this point, each film seemed to serve a purpose. They ideas were fresh enough, the dynamics changed enough, and there were usually enough new characters to keep things ticking over. Despite the addition of Jim Broadbent's master of potions, it's all very familiar. It really is just another year at Hogwarts – another quiditch game, another flashback to Tom Riddle, another visit to that alley everyone likes, and despite the film involving perhaps the most significant event in the books chronology to date, past the two hour mark I was too indifferent to care.
Visually, on a par with the others, but for supposedly one of the 'darker' of the films, it's all a bit too safe and comfortable for Harry for the most part, and the climax left me feeling fairly unimpressed. The fans will love it, but for me this might be the weakest of the series to date. I will remember the Half-Blood Prince as the one before the two part finale, and nothing more.
5/10
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