Movie Review: Times Like These
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Rachel Middleton, Junior
September 8, 2009
Filed under A&E
“TIMES like these, dark times, they do funny things to people. They can tear them apart.” In the recent box office sensation Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as this quote from character Arthur Weasley clearly demonstrates, the outlook becomes bleak. During the equivalent of their junior year, the trio of J.K Rowling’s ever-popular series has to deal with more than ever before, attempting to balance the pressures of teenage romance with the threat of Voldemort looming above them. Although it has a runtime of 153 minutes, the film is fast-paced and the tension is palpable until the conclusion. The intense buildup throughout the movie leads to an extremely anticlimactic ending lacking a battle but not a cliché wand salute. However, though not cohesive with the novel, this film is cinematically well done with striking visual effects and equal parts of eeriness and humor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is overall a great movie and highly recommended.
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