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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)

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Average Rating: 8.4/10
Reviews Counted: 275
Fresh: 265 | Rotten: 10

Thrilling, powerfully acted, and visually dazzling, Deathly Hallows Part II brings the Harry Potter franchise to a satisfying -- and suitably magical -- conclusion.

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Average Rating: 8.7/10
Critic Reviews: 42
Fresh: 42 | Rotten: 0

Thrilling, powerfully acted, and visually dazzling, Deathly Hallows Part II brings the Harry Potter franchise to a satisfying -- and suitably magical -- conclusion.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series. The much-anticipated motion picture event is the second of two full-length parts. In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort.

PG-13, 2 hr. 11 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling

Nov 11, 2011

$381.0M

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Critic Reviews for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

All Critics (276) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (269) | Rotten (10) | DVD (9)

Fiennes and Rickman get the actorly moments they've been building toward for so long, and the film is most fun when it sticks to mechanics: roller coaster rides, battle scenes, close calls.

January 4, 2012 Full Review Source: Newsday | Comment (1)
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
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In the 10 years since Harry's first big- screen close-up, the spell has never been broken. And we Muggles have been made better for the magic.

July 15, 2011 Full Review Source: Denver Post | Comments (20)
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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It's a pleasant irony that, just as the first installments of Rowling's oeuvre were better suited to page than screen, the final installments have reversed the relationship.

July 15, 2011 Full Review Source: The Atlantic | Comments (32)
Christopher Orr
The Atlantic
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When the movie was over, a young boy sitting behind me said, "That was great!" He was satisfied, and rightly so.

July 15, 2011 Full Review Source: New Yorker | Comments (26)
David Denby
New Yorker
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This is the way The Harry Potter saga was meant to end.

July 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Film.com | Comments (4)
Laremy Legel
Film.com
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Fasten your seat belts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2is an emotional roller-coaster ride.

July 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | Comments (15)
Nancy Churnin
Dallas Morning News
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A wonderfully rich adaptation of the final book's last act, but the central focus on the three leads might leave some fans disappointed, especially those seeking a more thorough adaptation.

January 29, 2012 Full Review Source: IGN DVD | Comment
R. L. Shaffer
IGN DVD

For the most part, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II picks up right where Part I, the franchise's shining beacon on a hill, leaves off.

January 13, 2012 Full Review Source: Film and Felt | Comment
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt

It all ends. And to be sure, it's a fitting end for the storied franchise.

January 4, 2012 Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | Comments (2)
Jonathan W. Hickman
Paste Magazine

Deeply moving and perfectly phrased at every turn, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 bids adieu to a little piece of history in first-class style, and a beautifully heavy heart.

January 4, 2012 Full Review Source: Vancouver Sun | Comment
Katherine Monk
Vancouver Sun

For the most part, the final movie delivers the combination of emotional intensity and rousing battle sequences befitting the end of a phenomenon that evolved from an unexpectedly popular children's book series to an era unto itself.

January 3, 2012 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
Tracie Cooper
TV Guide's Movie Guide

From any perspective-technical, emotional, storytelling-"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is a smashing success.

December 28, 2011 Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | Comment
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

While swept up in the desperate search for Horcruxes, Yates allows us to feel once more as though we are very much in the middle of things, but, alas, it was a trick and a false hope, because in the end...it was, irrevocably, THE END.

December 23, 2011 Full Review Source: Bangitout.com | Comment
Jordan Hiller
Bangitout.com

This is exactly what you would expect - a perfect and exciting ending for those who have been following the franchise. Those who couldn't care less probably stopped reading ages ago.

December 13, 2011 Full Review Source: The Baltic Times | Comment
Laurence Boyce
The Baltic Times Source: The Baltic Times

Key moments are rushed or brushed aside, in favour of keeping the focus squarely on Harry and his two besties.

December 6, 2011 Full Review Source: SFX Magazine | Comment
Rob Power
SFX Magazine

Whether we needed to have the book divided into two parts is open to question, but we have what we have, and it's pretty darn good. (Blu-ray Combo edition)

November 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

It makes a fitting conclusion to a series that most of the film-going public has been following for over a decade.

November 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comments (3)
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

A fitting capstone on a fabled film franchise for the ages!

November 5, 2011 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

Even contrarians for whom the incredibly popular series has been an uneven road will admit that in this final stop, a team of talented filmmakers have saved their best for last.

October 20, 2011 Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | Comment
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

An emotional, have-a-hanky-handy experience for many viewers as characters they've come to know, love and care about make their collective exit.

September 8, 2011 Full Review Source: American Profile | Comments (3)
Neil Pond
American Profile Source: American Profile

Deathly Hallows Part 2's most evocative moments generally have him thinking about death, not just his own, but also others'.

September 8, 2011 Full Review Source: PopMatters | Comments (68)
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
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Ten years comes to a close in grand fashion. Two hours of stand up and cheer, break out the kleenex cries, and closure on a series of movies that captured a generation or six :) Easily the most action packed of the movies and in reality its just the final act of a very long movie. Watch part 1 before seeing part 2 just

July 14, 2011
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John Manard

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Spellbinding finale to one of the greatest film series ever made! In this concluding chapter of the Harry Potter saga, we're invited to a showdown of truly epic proportions. Not since The Return of the King has a fantasy film been this grand and exciting. Old and new alike, even the smallest of characters gets their

November 10, 2008
CloudStrife84
Mike S

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Quotes

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    1. Young Severus Snape: Shes just jealous, because your special, and shes not.
    2. Young Lily Potter: That's not nice Severus.
    – Submitted by Camile E (1 day ago)
    1. Harry Potter: Oh, and sir?
    2. Professor Albus Dumbledore: [turns and faces Harry]
    3. Harry Potter: Is this all real..? Or is it just happening inside my head?
    4. Professor Albus Dumbledore: Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry. But why then should it mean that it's not real?
    – Submitted by Claire P (5 days ago)
    1. Harry Potter: Does it hurt? Dying?
    2. Sirius Black: Quicker than falling asleep.
    – Submitted by Claire P (5 days ago)
    1. Luna Lovegood: Harry Potter you listen to me right now!
    – Submitted by Kathryn S (5 days ago)
    1. Helena Ravenclaw: [about Tom Riddle] He lied to me.
    2. Harry Potter: He's lied to many people-
    3. Helena Ravenclaw: I know who he is! I know what he's done! He defiled my mother's diadem with dark magic!
    – Submitted by Jake D (6 days ago)

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  • Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes - Teil 2 (DE)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 (UK)
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