Harry Potter and the Mediocre Sequel

*Warning – may contain spoilers (not that you didn’t already read the book)*

“Snogging” may have been the most often spoken word in the flick. Firstly, I must note, I have not read the books and I really only liked movie 4&5. Overall the movie was a little bit empty. It focused almost entirely on the budding tragic relationships of the 3 main characters and not on the main plot elements of the book (so I’m told), which seems like would have made the movie much more interesting. In the end it becomes hard to describe mediocrity because of the lack of significant or standout qualities. It wasn’t a bad movie. The acting wasn’t bad. The storyline wasn’t awful. But all in all it was just decent. Decent special effects, okay story, and a lack of much of anything impressive. Unfortunately for me, I went with family and saw the midnight showing (yes I realize that makes this a late blog response) and therefore spent a total of 5 hours to watch a movie that yielded me little satisfaction and even less sleep before work the following day. I think only 3 people in my theatre clapped at the end of the film, as opposed to the awful standing ovations that I’ve witnessed for nearly every midnight showing movie I’ve viewed. To return to my initial snogging reference, snogging is a British term for making out, and is possible that it occurred more than spells and sorcery. Hardcore Potter fans should definitely still watch the movie, though keep your expectations to a minimum especially in regards to keeping with the details from the novel. Everyone else, wait til it comes out on video unless someone else is paying.

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