Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
77 %
Reviews Counted: 225 Fresh: 174 Rotten:51 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Consensus:
It's not easy to take the longest Harry Potter book and streamline it into the shortest HP movie, but director David Yates does a bang up job of it, creating an Order of the Phoenix that's entertaining and action-packed.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Theatrical Release: Jul 11, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $291,980,108
Synopsis: In the silver-screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling's HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth chapter in the beloved book series, everyone's favorite wizard-in-training (Daniel Radcliffe) finds himself in increasingly perilous situations. Not only is Harry in trouble with the... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes
Director: David Yates
Screenwriter: Michael Goldenberg
Producer: David Barron, David Heyman
Composer: Nicholas Hooper
Screenwriter: Michael Goldenberg
Producer: David Barron, David Heyman
Composer: Nicholas Hooper
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There's a nagging feeling of dad trying to rush the family on a vacation. If you hurry this much, you're bound to miss something and that keeps the Potter films away from greatness.
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03/03/08
Though it may be blasphemous to say so, this is one movie that is superior to the book.
02/28/08
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01/15/08
Only true fans of the books will notice many of these shortcomings, but I must hope that this was a fluke or misstep, not a sign of things to come.
01/10/08
...when it's finished, there is the lingering feeling that nothing has really happened.
11/27/07
Possibly more Dirty Harry than the usual beloved kid bestseller bespectacled wonder wizard, as a dark side kicks in and Harry's soul is on the line.
11/25/07
With a script heavy on exposition almost completely devoid of sustained action sequences, Harry's latest is long on spiel and short on spells.
10/22/07
O kinimatografika agnostos David Yates, deyteros Bretanos skinothetis tis seiras kai me kainoyrio senariografo, bgainei san o pio diabasmenos sta biblia tis Rowling, katafernontas na ksehorisei me akribeia ta nimata ap' ta selidotoybla tis pubobias syggra
10/14/07
Casting a cinematic spell, "Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix" rises to the top of this season's fantasy entertainment.
09/13/07
The good outweighs the bad by a wide margin, but just not quite enough to make this the best Harry Potter movie ever.
09/12/07
Definitely a much darker story than the first four, it is also richer and more compelling. (It's also the first one I really liked.)
09/01/07
Hogwarts instructors behave suspiciously (as usual). The youngsters spy on secret meetings (as usual), then break the rules for the greater good (as usual). It all comes down to a showdown between wizards (as usual).
08/22/07
Grossly misfired where its predecessors had so (seemingly) effortlessly gone before. I was taking the high quality of the Potter movies for granted, like a Pixar or an Aardman movie. Bring back Steve Kloves! Crucio!
08/16/07
Order of the Phoenix, for all its shortcomings, does make clear the sense of loss and struggle that comes with maturity.
08/16/07
Unlike the Star Trek films, the Harry Potter films excel in their odd-numbered outings. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is lighter and quicker than "Goblet of Fire" and ten times more enjoyable.
08/09/07
an exercise in patience and loyalty to have to sit through, at least for fans of the past two films
08/09/07
Every single Potter film is magical. Now they also seem to be getting more intelligent also.
08/08/07
Brought me straight back to one of the most enduring of childhood feelings: boredom.
08/05/07
Top Critic
"Look at me!," Harry screams in anger early in the film. A command I highly recommend.
08/02/07
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