The first review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is now online. The reviewer gave it 3 out of 5 stars, but I think it will be way better than that, reviewers usually give lower than what we really think.
The chief problem, though, is not really a fault of the film but the near universal Potter-literacy of its prospective audience. Most Potter fans are now laser-focused on the release of the climactic seventh book in three weeks’ time and its promise to bring together the countless loose ends.
The film, meanwhile, a necessary digest of the 800-page book, leaves us faintly annoyed that the true denouement of the cycle is now two movies distant.
Read the whole thing HERE
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