Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 2

It's the end of an era.  June of 1997, the first Harry Potter book was released.  The rest, as they say, is history.  My child grew up reading these books.  I read these books and I've seen all of the movies.

As with most book adaptations, I always feel the books are better than any movie could ever be.  But I felt a loyalty to stay with what I started so many years ago.

We saw the final installation, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.  It's all over now.  It's been amazing to see all of these actors grow and age.  Has there ever been a movie series that has kept most of it's original cast?  Truly something special happened when Harry Potter came into being.

As for this final movie.  I'm a bit stumped as to what to say about it.  To say I liked it would be wrong.  But there isn't anything inherently wrong with it, and I can just hear HP fans lining up to whip me for saying so.  This final movie is dark, and pretty much it is one long battle.  For that purpose, I can't tell you I enjoyed it.  But I guess I should have known that was all that was left...the battles.  The darkness...the struggle.  I know that truth and light won out, so that's all good.  For whatever reason, it just didn't meet with why I like to see movies.  I'm sorry...really I am...I know that makes me a failed HP fan.

I wish them all the best.  I look forward to reading something else from J.K. Rowling.  I'm sure I'll purchase the boxed DVD set.  I have all of the books.  It was and is a historical literary phenomenon that may never be matched.  And I was here (there...where ever).  The phenomenon of Twilight and Titanic pale in comparison.