With $127 million in ticket receipts for one weekend, an IMDb rating of 8.3, a Box Office Mojo user rating of A-, and a Rotten Tomato score of 79% fresh (with a 90% audience like rating), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 definitively has the longest title of the weekend and is a massive, giant success. Following the lines of the book, the franchise has taken a darker turn (several movies ago) and things here are quite often nightmarish, dreary, and devoid of the fantastic element that initially captured the imagination. This is all well and good, in fact it’s probably the smartest turn the story could have taken, as more and more adults enjoy the franchise and the initial audience who enjoyed the books as children have grown up with it. A ten year old watching the first film would be nineteen years old today – clearly someone who has grown, experienced more, and is now capable of seeing R-Rated movies by themselves if they wanted. All of that prelude is just to bring it around to the fact that, from the ratings to the critics to the fans, all signs point to The Deathly Hallows Part 1 being one of, if not the most, well received films in the franchise. People love it. People call it the best of the franchise and slap A+ stamps on it. While what we see on screen was good and technically proficient, calling it the best film of the franchise [Due to Content Scraping and Theft, we have been forced to try abbreviated feeds. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and woud very much appreciate you clicking through to view the full article on FilmSchoolRejects.com]

After campaigning to direct the seventh and final Harry Potter film a couple of months ago, Guillermo Del Toro has begun to further his attempts over on US soil.