Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is a fitting end to a rather bland film series. I'm sure the books are much more interesting (even the Wikipedia articles are far more interesting), but the movie versions just don't do it for me. They feel like simplified, truncated versions of something that might actually be good. They're made for people who have read the book; everyone else is cheated of truly experiencing the magic of the series. Nothing about these movies is thought out in a cinematic fashion, nothing is added or changed to make it fit better in movie form. It's a simple translation to a different format and that's exactly what it feels like.
That being said, the movie is fairly entertaining and enjoyable to
watch. It's not a bad movie by any means. It's predictable with an
appropriate amount of action to spice up the boring dialogue and plot,
but being so predictable makes the whole thing advance at a laborious
pace. You know what's going to happen next and you're just waiting for
it to happen. Special effects were pretty crappy, acting was acceptable,
and cinematography was stale. It's nice to see a finale to the series,
but I think they probably should've just stuck with the written word.
Obviously the fans will watch this movie no matter what I say, but
nothing has changed with this movie to turn a newcomer into a fan.
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201607/