Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Terrific sets, scenery, and special effects highlight this unevenly paced, disappointing, dark, gap-filled, star-studded (Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Julie Walters, et al.) fifth installment in which the dangerous dark lord's presence is increasingly felt as his minions (Helen Bonham Carter, et al.) wreck havoc worldwide while headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) brings an eccentric and flighty professor (Jim Broadbent) back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who he believes has valuable information to aid in defeating Voldemort, but he needs Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his two closest friends (Rupert Grint and Emma Watson) to undercover the secret the professor is hiding; this sequel may be too hard to follow for those who have not read the book.
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