'Half-Blood Prince'
'Half-Blood Prince'

Hollywood.com reviews 'HBP': "Mr. Potter, Meet Mr. Oscar"

  June 26, 2009 at 11:29 PM ET
  Jeremy     The Leaky Cauldron (via Hollywood.com)
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Hollywood.com has postedopens in new window an early review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince after attending an advance screening of the film. Writer Paul Dergarabedian gave the film a rave review, stating:

Well, stand back because now the Potter-loving beast in me has been unleashed after having witnessed a film that was not only exquisite in its production values, but was also charming, funny, scary, enchanting, moving (stop me, the adjectives could go on and on) and dare I say, sexy. Brilliantly directed by David Yates (he directed 2007’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a tour-de-force that combines style and substance, special effects and heart and most importantly great performances from all of the actors young and not-so-young.

He goes on...

Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter himself, has evolved into a really fine young actor who gives the film its emotional core. However, if Radcliffe is the heart, Michael Gambon is the film’s soul as Albus Dumbledore; Gambon gives a powerfully subtle performance as the de-facto father figure to young Mr. Potter. Of course, the always great Alan Rickman gives another menacingly creepy and memorable turn as the evil and duplicitous Severus Snape. The cinematography, music, set design and costumes are all amazing, and the film has a truly rich look to it reminiscent of the best of the old-school Hollywood epics.

To read the full review, click hereopens in new window.

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