Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Release Year: 2009
Review: The sixth installment in the JK Rowling's wizard franchise. In preparation for watching the movie I read through all the books again and watched all the movies. It was probably a mistake to read the books again since the films should be viewed as a separate entity, and missing parts in the movie from the book seem glaring if you have just read them. None the less, this was the best of the Potter movies thus far, viewing it strictly from a movie perspective. It told a cohesive story with just enough humor, action and suspense. The acting of the young wizards, while still not up to par with the greats cast in the adult roles, has improved vastly since the first films. Above all the other improvements is the cinematography, done by Bruno Delbonnel (who also did Amelie), which is absolutely stunning. As I've said for all the other films, the Potter franchise still isn't at the top tier of fantasy films, but its getting closer with each installment.
Rating: 4/5