Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Sequel to the previous Harry Potter's version, Harry begins to learn about Lord Voldemort's dark past from a book he accidentally came across.
17 February 1991, London, England, UK
25 February 1986, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
October 14, 1986 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK
24 August 1988, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK
4 December 1942, Marylebone, London, England, UK
June 28, 2016
Any movie that works as a spy thriller, love story, and horror movie all at once is pretty remarkable. You might say it takes a fair amount of wizardry.
June 01, 2015
I thought Rupert Grint came out of this the best of all of them.
July 17, 2009
Director David Yates presides over some gorgeous CGI set pieces, but all the real magic comes from the scrum of ace British character actors.
November 22, 2013
The movie can never shake the feeling that it's one big set-up, a meek prelude to the thrill ride to come in Deathly Hallows.
July 17, 2009
It's a more mature magic. ... Now subject to the same raging hormones as any other 16-year-olds, our spell-casting heroes are learning to brew love potions this year, with results mostly played for laughs.
July 20, 2009
All in all, despite the verve that drives the grander set pieces, it's hard to avoid the sensation of a film toiling overtime to convince itself of its own solemnity.
July 16, 2009
"After all these years, I just sort of go with it," shrugs Harry Potter. Six films in, so do we.
July 17, 2009
With its deft handling of teen yearning and affection, Half-Blood Prince maneuvers mysteries of heart and hankering that resound in worlds magic and Muggle.
June 01, 2015
Mostly I love Harry Potter for the actors
November 22, 2013
Not only is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince an excellent translation of J.K. Rowling's addictive canon, but it's also the first entry to shine on its own devoid of its backdrop mythology.
May 06, 2011
I think it's the best of the series, fairly easily, and a testament to why occasionally throwing a massive budget at an endeavor of this scope can be considered a reasonable decision.
November 22, 2013
Half-Blood is a sustaining visit with beloved old (if not in age) friends.
