Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I

"Is all tease, zero payoff. (...) Part I is more disappointment than disaster. It merely rolls along like something off an assembly line. Untouched by human hands. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)" 

"Hallows is arguably the best installment of the planned eight-film franchise, though audiences who haven't kept up with previous chapters will be hopelessly lost (...) a visual feast" 

"The movie, in other words, belongs solidly to Mr. Radcliffe, Mr. Grint and Ms. Watson, who have grown into nimble actors (...) Even though it ends in the middle, “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” finds notes of anxious suspense and grave emotion to send its characters, and its fans, into the last round" 

Beautifully shot but a soulless cash machine, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" delivers no dramatic payoff, no resolution and not much fun. 

"The first and third acts are over-busy; the middle one moves like an arthritic house-elf. Still, a decent smattering of magic moments and tension’s pumped up sky-high. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"