HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (M)

Director:
David Yates

Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
Alan Rickman
Jim Broadbent

Plot Summary:
As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.

Genre:
Action Adventure

Duration:
153 Minutes

Origin:
U.K. / U.S.A.

Language:
English

Reviews:
"This 6th instalment of the Harry Potter franchise is dark and brooding while the intricate detail of this fantasy world is as extraordinary as ever. "
-Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

"Who would have thought, after five movies and so much hype, that the sixth Harry Potter movie would be better than most of its predecessors?"
- Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald

"Harry Potter trades hocus pocus for real dramatic magic in Half-Blood Prince."
- Vicky Roach, Daily Telegraph

"Director David Yates employs a deft hand with the series, achieving an exciting and dramatic result."
- Rhiannon Sawyer, FILMINK (Australia)

"Mean, moody and magnificent, this is perhaps the best yet of the Harry Potter series."
- Mark Adams, Daily Mirror [UK]

"With Half-Blood Prince, again we have a stalwart, satisfying visualization of the Rowling cosmos."
-Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

"As the concerns of novelist Rowling's characters gravitate increasingly toward matters of the heart and the hormones, the Potter films are leaving childhood behind. Yet the friendship of the central trio remains the key to the magic."
-Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

"The Harry Potter films will be regarded as one of the most remarkable series in film history, and Half-Blood Prince is the franchise's Empire Strikes Back."
-Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

Director Yates and screenwriter Kloves introduce this entry in the saga with splendid storytelling strokes.
- Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun

"Dark, thrilling, and occasionally quite funny, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is also visually stunning and emotionally satisfying."
-Rotten Tomatoes Consensus

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