The first part of the final Harry Potter film has far more of an air of threat and malice than before.
Rating: * * *
12 cert, Warner Bros, £24.99
By spreading the final Harry Potter adventure over two films (with the second part due this summer), you could say we’re being made to pay twice to see one story, but, such is the appetite for the boy wizard, that no one seems to be complaining.
Deathly Hallows Part 1 sees Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) on the hunt for the evil Lord Voldemort (played once more with reptilian relish by Ralph Fiennes), but, before Harry can dispatch his nemesis, he must first destroy the “horcruxes”, the magical receptacles that contain fragments of Voldemort’s soul, thus preserving his immortality.
Since these are scattered across the land, Deathly Hallows becomes, in effect, a sort of wandering wizards’ road trip through dark forests, across wild moors and over bleak, windswept mountainsides.
The Potter films – more than the books – are becoming increasingly grown-up, and very young viewers might be upset by some scenes in this latest installment.
There’s lots of blood (Ron Weasley’s arm is almost ripped off at one point), more than one chilling sequence of torture and some shocking moments involving Voldemort’s very large snake. Throughout, the air of threat and malice is far more intense than before.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/dvd-reviews/8442581/Harry-Potter-and-the-Deathly-Hallows-Part-1-DVD-review.html
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