Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one of my favorite books, but the adapted film was pretty anticlimactic. I bought the DVD today and watched it for the first time since its summer release in theaters, and I pretty much had the same reaction – thrilled to see the book on screen, nit-picking through the changes made, and overall ending with shallow disappointment. The book was all about mystery and excitement and the realization that there is a dark force trying to take over the Wizarding world. Although I see those attempts made in the movie, they are very obvious attempts. I love the films dearly and I enjoy seeing how they adapt the book for screen, but this was the first film that really left me underwhelmed.