The latest outing of the wizard sees his experiences with the newly resurrected wizard dark lord, Voldemort suppressed by the Ministry of Magic, the governing body of the magical world. Whilst Harry faces opposition at every turn to prove he is right, a rebel group of students decide to form an Army to try and combat the Dark Threat. Harry also experiences his first kiss and a fight to save the ones he loves from the Dark Lord.
It took me this long to watch this movie, mainly because I hated the fifth book, but that’s a story for another post. It does try to be faithful to the book but it manages to make all the scenes that are action packed fantastic! The kids playing the young wizard have really improved acting wise and its nice to see them growing up in the films.
The stand out performances for me were Daniel Radcliffe who has improved leaps and bounds since the first film as well as Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Alan Rickman as always is fantastic as the Potions master, Snape and one of my favourite characters in the movie series. It also foreshadows some of the storylines they will no doubt explore in the 6th movie and it is probably the best after Goblet of Fire in the series!
Overall, a film well worth watching!
Random fact: J. K. Rowling (The book’s author) provided over 70 names for the Black family tree tapestry, complete with details of relations between each and every member, whose were to be scorched and so on.
4 stars out of 5.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2 Disc Special Edition) [2007]
