The sixth installment in the incredibly popular wizard series carries on the tradition of following the books. The half-blood prince probably won't bring with it the expectations that came with the Philosopher's stone but then it is expected to be lower key as the franchise comes to a closure- there remains just one more book after this (deathly hollows). However, this film is darker in tone and should be headed for more mature territory just like the series.

My wife and I watch Harry Potter series once or twice yearly. We're still finding new details every time. I really enjoy the story.

Directed by David YatesStarring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert GrintOverall: On its own, this movie is actually a really good and well made movie. As a book-film adaptation, it falls very short and that is a major complaint for many fans.Good: 1. Daniel Radcliffe does a great job as Harry Potter,2. Rupert Grint does a good job as bumbling Ron Weasley as does Emma Watson as Hermione Granger.3. Michael Gambon does a phenomenal job as Albus Dumbledore and does a better job here than I imagine Richard Harris would have done.4. Jim Broadbent does a great job as Horace Sloghorn, and gives the character numerous layers of depth.5. Alan Rickman is Alan Rickman. Nothing more needs to be said of the matter.6. Tom Felton plays a much larger role as Draco Malfoy and explores numerous sides of the character not previously explored.7. Bonnie Wright also gives a great performance and plays a much larger role in the movie.8. I love the cinematography and set design.9. Awesome effects, especially near the end.Bad:1. Out of the many things left out of the book-screen script, the reason as to why Snape is the Half-Blood prince is one of the main ones and is very stupid. I know why he is but the casual audience member probably won't and that defeats the object of it.2. Lavender is such an overacted character that it went beyond the realm of funny and into the realm of annoying.9/10

This is my favorite because we get to explore the relationships of all the actors more in this story and (spoiler) Hermione and Ron show more feelings to each other. I like that we get to see Harry use liquid luck potion, I love the addition of Professor Slughorn. Spoiler Warning: I also love that we get to see more of Voldemort's back story and see him become the person he is today. This is a dark film but there are also very heartfelt and sweet moments as well. You get to see Dumbledore and Harry's relationship grow as well. There are some funny parts in the movie as well. Overall, I would say this movie has great acting, great heart and the ending is so great and powerful! :)