We’ve been shivering in anticipation for this one, the sixth and penultimate adaptation. Before we get ahead of ourselves, we’re just gonna lay it out for you right now: this movie kicks all the previous Potter flicks in the keister.
As Harry Potter and gang mature, it’s only natural that the material deepens and gets a little racier (we like!). We’re glad that Director David Yates didn’t tone down the wand-brandishing violence just for the whelps in the audience. The film's atmosphere is darker and more ominous as Lord Voldemort’s back-story is revealed.
You almost feel sorry for old Voldemort. He just can’t catch a break. As the troubled young Tom Marvolo Riddle, he's suffered the-makings-of-serial-killer childhood, he’s a Muggle (non-magical human), half-blood (something that the Nazi-esque Dark Lord clearly despises about himself) and he’s, well, practically noseless. It also doesn’t help that he was conceived under the effects of a love potion (which is supposedly what makes him unable to understand love).
This isn’t a problem for Harry Potter however, who’s fallen for his best friend’s little sister, Ginny Weasley. As school-related drama grows, so does Lord Voldemort’s power and Potter teams up with Professor Dumbledore to uncover the mysteries of Voldemort’s disturbing past in the hopes of discovering the evil wizard’s Achilles’ heel.
Fans of the Harry Potter books and films won’t need any convincing, but Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is arguably the best in the film series to date and deserves a big-screen audience.
Cast Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton Director David Yates Runtime 153 mins
Text Maybritt Rasmussen
This review can also be found over here on KLue's website.
Article taken from KLue Magazine July 2009, Issue 129
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