Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Movie Review

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After eight films in 10 years, director David Yates has ended the the successful franchise of Harry Potterwith a satisfying conclusion in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. This final installment is the shortest of all the Harry Potter films and the movie buffs are sure to receive it as a worthy climax.

Screenwriter Steve Kloves has penned the script forHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 based the novel of JK Rowling. The is all about the final confrontation between Harry and Voldemort, the ultimate showdown between good and evil. The climax of the film is the major attraction of the film.

The plot of this final installment of the Harry Potter series has lot of energy and zest. There are some superb scenes, which have a power that was missing in the previous films. There is less footling about and has a faster pace. David Yates has given greater attention to narrative balance and refinement. The movie is concise, rousing and frequently moving.

Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) keep their spirits up to find and destroy the Horcruxes that contain chunks of Lord Voldemort’s dark soul. But their quest takes them back to Hogwarts boarding school. Helped by the redoubtable Professor McGonagall (Maggie Smith), they endure a tortuous siege, before Harry has to come face to face with Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) himself.

Daniel Radcliffe has taken the whole responsibility of running the show on his shoulders and Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have lent stalwart support, but one can not stop appreciating Radcliffe's accomplishment here. The movie also gives a chance to make a brief appearance to the departed or absented characters of Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Miriam Margolyes, Julie Walters and others.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 has sound production values and there is nothing to complain about technical elements. Eduardo Serra's cinematography outclasses his work in previous films. Some of Nick Dudman's makeup effects are sensational. Alexandre Desplat's score is arguably the best yet for the series, briefly incorporating echoes of John Williams' original themes while richly boosting the already heightened drama of this sendoff to such a tremendously successful series.


Producer: David Heyman, David Barron and JK Rowling

Director: David Yates

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon and Maggie Smith

Music: Alexandre Desplat and John Williams

Running time: 130 minutes

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Captain America: The First Avenger - Movie Review

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This summer has seen the release of many Marvel superhero flicks and director Joe Johnston's movieCaptain America: The First Avenger is the latest addition to this list. This superhero movie manages to satisfy both as origin story and standalone adventure. This one feels a little bit special.

Captain America: The First Avenger is a sci-fi action movie, which is a mixture of World War II nostalgia, Bam-Pow comic book sensibilities, underdog determination and red-white-and-blue battle scenes. A cohesive story and a believable superhero manage to inspire all and it is the best Marvel superhero flick since the first Iron Man.

Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) in the midst of failing multiple physicals to join the US Army. He is chosen by Dr. Erskine (Stanley Tucci) to participate in the Super Soldier program. He is injected with the super soldier serum and is transformed from a 5’ 3” bony kid into a hulking Captain America. The Nazi’s have a science division called HYDRA that is being lead by the evil Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). Captain America and his team head out to defeat them before Red Skull can use his secret weapon to take over the world.

What makes Captain America: The First Avenger interesting is that it is simultaneously a war movie and a superhero movie, which executes all the trappings of both very well. As superhero, Chris Evans has proved that he is the right choice to play the Star Spangled hero. His chemistry with the supporting cast is superb. With his brilliant performance, he makes Captain America feel like a real person and not just a guy in a costume.

In technical front, Alan Silvestri's music, Shelly Johnson's cinematography and Robert Dalva and Jeffrey Ford's editing works are simply superb. The action-packed sequences and its superb special effects feature an old-fashioned feel that grants the story a strange sense of historical importance.

Overall, Captain America: The First Avenger is the best superhero movie of this summer. Don't miss it to watch it.

Producer: Kevin Feige

Director: Joe Johnston

Cast: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Richard Armitage, Stanley Tucci, Samuel L Jackson,

Music: Alan Silvestri

Cinematography: Shelly Johnson

Runtime: 125 minutes

Rated: PG-13

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