Reviews
Time Out - The sixth episode of the adventures of the increasingly burdened magic warrior of Privet Drive is a more human affair than its predecessors, Village Voice - I'd be lying if I didn't say this movie gave me as much innocent pleasure as any I've seen this year., Film.com - I think it's the best of the series, fairly easily, and a testament to why occasionally throwing a massive budget at an endeavour of this scope can be considered a reasonable decision., Variety - Dazzlingly well made and perhaps deliberately less fanciful than the previous entries, this one is played in a mode closer to palpable life-or-death drama than any of the others and is quite effective as such, Daily Telegraph - For fans both of the films and the books, this is an elegant addition to the canon, Salon.com - The Half-Blood Prince is a beautifully paced feat of filmmaking, one that navigates potentially choppy shifts in scale with grace and ease., Sunday Mirror - Magnificent, Chicago Sun-Times - I admired this Harry Potter. It opens and closes well, and has wondrous art design and cinematography as always, only more so., The Times - The latest instalment is more of the same tried and tested formula to be sure, but it's a formula that produces pure gold, Los Angeles Times - The Potter pictures have become the modern exemplars of establishment moviemaking., USA Today - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is spellbinding., Empire - The standout achievement in the film is knockout spectacle..., Rolling Stone - Harry is better than ever, a triumph of visual wonder and emotional storytelling.
Additional Information
Adolescent wizard-in-training Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for another year of schooling and learns more about the dark past of the boy who grew up to become Lord Voldemort in this, the sixth instalment of the film series that originated from the writings of author J.K. Rowling. There was a time when Hogwarts was thought of as a safe haven, but thanks to Voldemort's tightening grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, that simply isn't the case anymore. Suspecting that the castle may even harbour an outright threat, Harry finds his investigation into the matter sidelined by Dumbledore's attempts to prepare him for the monumental battle looming ever closer on the horizon. In order to discover the key to Voldemort's defences, Dumbledore enlists the aid of resourceful yet unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, who may have a clue as to their enemy's Achilles' heel. Meanwhile, teenage hormones cause the students at Hogwarts to lose focus on their true mission. As Harry and Dean Thomas clash for the affections of the lovely Ginny, Romilda Vane attempts to woo Ron away from Lavender Brown with some particularly tasty chocolates. Even Hermione isn't immune from the love bug, though she tries her hardest to suppress her growing jealousy and keep her emotions bottled up. But there is one student who remains completely aloof from the romance blossoming all around, and he intends to leave a dark impression on his classmates. With tragedy looming ever closer, it begins to appear as if peace will prove elusive in Hogwarts for some time to come.
