Seeing as all the movies leave out numerous key plot points from the books, I'll try and ignore that Yates left out some seemingly essential elements of J.K. Rowling's writings and changed the way the final battle scene goes down. What he did do is squeeze out the books action sequences and present them as the catalyst. The final scene, which will be shown in 3D at IMAX screens, is visually thrilling, but without having read the book, I wouldn't have gotten what the hell is going on.

Yates' world of Potter is eye-candy, fast-paced and doesn't include any down time to build characters. What makes the Potter books so enjoyable is the richness of the stories and the details to the various personalities and emotional baggage of growing up in troubling times.

The decision to keep such vital and intriguing characters as Draco Malfoy and Dolores Umbridge (I wanted to see a lot more of her) in the background seems an obvious mistake. And Luna and Cho's roles are presented in such a limited context that it's hard to find a connection to either of them.

Of course, the main character is Harry Potter and Yates doesn't skimp on him. While Yate's focus' only on the action and not so much character development, he still is able to bring out Potter's teenage angst and the anxiety. The scenes with Harry and Dumbledore are the most promising and I wish there was more of them.

In terms of the five films currently released, this one doesn't quite entertain like Cuarón and Newell's did, but neither does it stink like Columbus' kiddy flicks.....