Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Laremy Legel
I think it's the best of the series, fairly easily, and a testament to why occasionally throwing a massive budget at an endeavor of this scope can be considered a reasonable decision.
Anthony Lane
All in all, despite the verve that drives the grander set pieces, it's hard to avoid the sensation of a film toiling overtime to convince itself of its own solemnity.
Cliff Doerksen
Director David Yates presides over some gorgeous CGI set pieces, but all the real magic comes from the scrum of ace British character actors.
Lisa Kennedy
With its deft handling of teen yearning and affection, Half-Blood Prince maneuvers mysteries of heart and hankering that resound in worlds magic and Muggle.
Bob Mondello
It's a more mature magic. ... Now subject to the same raging hormones as any other 16-year-olds, our spell-casting heroes are learning to brew love potions this year, with results mostly played for laughs.
Joe Morgenstern
Potions play a pivotal part in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and I wish I'd been able to find one for patience.
Critic reviews
Laremy Legel
I think it's the best of the series, fairly easily, and a testament to why occasionally throwing a massive budget at an endeavor of this scope can be considered a reasonable decision.
Anthony Lane
All in all, despite the verve that drives the grander set pieces, it's hard to avoid the sensation of a film toiling overtime to convince itself of its own solemnity.
Cliff Doerksen
Director David Yates presides over some gorgeous CGI set pieces, but all the real magic comes from the scrum of ace British character actors.
Lisa Kennedy
With its deft handling of teen yearning and affection, Half-Blood Prince maneuvers mysteries of heart and hankering that resound in worlds magic and Muggle.
Bob Mondello
It's a more mature magic. ... Now subject to the same raging hormones as any other 16-year-olds, our spell-casting heroes are learning to brew love potions this year, with results mostly played for laughs.
Joe Morgenstern
Potions play a pivotal part in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and I wish I'd been able to find one for patience.
Stephanie Zacharek
The Half-Blood Prince is a beautifully paced feat of filmmaking, one that navigates potentially choppy shifts in scale with grace and ease.
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Penultimate installment This is almost by far the best Potter film to date (and maybe overall). It sets such a tone and mood from the beginning that carries throughout and to the very end, where we all know the story isn't finished and this is all just getting started. This movie goes to show that the producers best move was hiring David Yates to carry the series to its end as he deftly paints a picture that is simultaneously both wondrous and dangerous. Highly recommended.
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Words cannot depict the glory of this film. No words can describe my devoted love for the Harry Potter franchise. However, I can say that all though, as many may know, the novels are by far more descriptive and much better in general, but none the less, the films are the best of any my young eyes have laid upon. I wish everyone to experience the magic for yourself for these movies, to me, are not mere movies, but a life long love affair. I'd call it a journey, to some that must be an overstatement, but we all have opinions for our various reasons.
Fun Please make the next movies available! I can't find Deathly Hallows Part 1 at any digital rental and this is my first time watching the movies :)
Was not at all potter The movie was to love and love nothing like the book plus the ending sucked the students didn't battle death eaters the ending was rushed. One of that actors called it a romantic comedy but itruely the actors aren't good at jokes this movie should not be called Harry potter
Love it!! Love it!! Just wished Voldermort's history was dramitized n explained more, like in the books.His history is explains so much but its never touched on.
Harry potter 6 This one was the one i saw so many times so close together so i remember it very well and it never got too old. Great.
:( I hate that you can only rent everything on here. An for the price i might as well just rent it from redbox an watch it on my big screen
Cast and credits
Actors | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman |
Producers | David Heyman, David Barron |
Director | David Yates |
Writers | Steve Kloves |
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Audio language
English (Stereo)
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
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Run time
153 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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