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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
PG (SINGAPORE)
2009
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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3.5
The rest is buildup, backstory, and plot sidebars signifying nothing, but its mighty artful nothing, in which beautifully designed and composed shots ..
Av Club
1.5
The rest is buildup, backstory, and plot sidebars signifying nothing, but its mighty artful nothing, in which beautifully designed and composed shots ..
Av Club
4.5
I warmed to the last Harry Potter film, Order Of The Phoenix, an awful lot, and for two reasons.
Den Of Geek
4.5
There is great scene, aping Disneys classic, Sword In The Stone, as Dumbledore reassembles Slughorns muggle residence come squat.
Den Of Geek
4.5
And theres notably more sexuality albeit playfully depicted than in the past movies.
Common Sense Media
3.0
Before, the films were just garnish, really, to a marvelous text that continued to mature simpaticolike with its hero Harry Potter (Radcliffe), the or ..
Austin Chronicle
3.0
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Time Out
4.5
Harrys fans are a stalwart bunch, though, and theres plenty in here to attract returnees and keep the franchise afloat.
Screen Daily
4.5
He doesnt really live at home any more, and is joined by Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) in recruiting the latest potions professor Horace Slugh ..
Collider
4.5
This wouldnt happen if Half Blood Prince was the first Harry Potter film to hit screens.
Collider
4.5
Not only is Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince an excellent translation of J.K. Rowlings addictive canon, but its also the first entry to shine on ..
Paste Magazine
3.8
The climactic scene in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince takes place in one of those underground caverns with a lake and an ominous gondola as th ..
Rogerebert
5.0
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Buy posters from this movie by David Cornelius Better and better.
E Film Critic
5.0
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Buy posters from this movie by Erik Childress Did I Hear Empire Strikes Back
E Film Critic
3.0
During an idle moment in the early Harry Potter films, I began to wonder whether these adaptations might mature alongside their performers and demogra ..
Telegraph
3.0
Settling down to watch each new Harry Potter movie is a bit like slipping into a much loved old coat youve found at the back of the wardrobe.
Telegraph
4.0
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Movie Review Enter Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the first Potter film since Azkaban which actually s ..
Cinema Blend
3.5
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Movie Review Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, despite a few narrative threads and character arcs left da ..
Cinema Blend
4.0
Kloves had to trim Rowlings book back noticeably, but once things really get going you may be too entranced by whats onscreen to worry about whats not ..
Ny Daily News
4.5
Share Tweet Email Copy Link Copied Short Version: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince might be the best Harry Potter film yet.
Screen Rant
1.0
The film scores heavily in terms of its scintillating cinematography (Bruno Delbonnel), its edgy atmospherics and its straight from the book histrioni ..
3.0
In the sixth film version of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter saga, love is in the air at Hogwarts, the Dark Forces are on the move, and Harry Potter (Dani ..
Spirituality And Practice
4.0
The gruesome threesome: Radcliffe/Grint/Watson Jaap Buitendijk Dont let the PG rating fool you: The dark arts are back with a vengeance in Harry Potte ..
Village Voice
3.5
Visually appetizing sixth installment in the Harry Potter series.
Sover
4.4
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) 3 1/2 Stars (out of 4) Tweet Spells and Snogging By Jeffrey M. Anderson Newcomer David Yates somehow lan ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Like its predecessors, this sixth installment in the behemoth fantasy franchise outstays its welcome by a bum numbing half hour; unlike them, it devot ..
Chicago Reader
4.4
Though Half Blood Prince is one of the seriess best, with spectacular effects, nuanced performances and witty dialogue, its dialed down adaptation of ..
Usa Today
1.5
...a for fans only entry within an often distressingly hit and miss series of films.
Reel Film Reviews
1.5
Its competently executive as a movie, but as an adaptation... its badly done.
You Tube
4.0
The strangest thing about the new Harry Potter movie is not that its unusually good, which it is, but that it unequivocally illustrates just how poorl ..
The Times
3.0
David Yates, 12A (154min) Ominous rumours swirled around the internet last year when Warner Brothers announced that the release date for the latest Po ..
The Times
4.5
Laramie Movie Scope:Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Maybe the best of the Potter films by Robert Roten, Film Critic July 19, 2009 Now that all ..
Lariat
4.2
Even without knowing that Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is based on the next to last book in the series, youd be able to tell that the story ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The sluggish pace and bare bones plot give the movie the aura not of a 652 page book crammed into two and a half hours, but of a 90 minute story dragg ..
News Review
4.0
Review Our Score by Alan Jones In the outstanding sixth adaptation of JK Rowlings fantasy series, Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) lures potions professor ..
Radio Times
3.5
Violence includes a notable murder of a major character, other deaths, magic based fighting and hitting of others, and property damage/destruction.
Screen It
2.0
This film is a bit like a summer cold: you just have to sit there while it runs its course.
Independent
4.4
Harry is better than ever, a triumph of visual wonder and emotional storytelling.
Rolling Stone
3.5
The film has heavy shadings of three space classics: 2001, Solaris and Silent Running, both in the way its designed and in its quiet examination of hu ..
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Its fascinating to watch a young cast grow through the years in (more or less) tandem with the age of their quickly maturing characters.
Pop Matters
4.0
The Drums frontman Johnny Pierce is thrilled about taking the sound of the Drums in a more pop oriented direction as it soon transpires that he had be ..
Pop Matters
2.5
The Drums frontman Johnny Pierce is thrilled about taking the sound of the Drums in a more pop oriented direction as it soon transpires that he had be ..
Pop Matters
3.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsOrder of the Phoenix director David Yates returns for the sixth instalment of the Harry Potter seri ..
View London
3.8
In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the sixth cinematic installment in the Potter series, Harry and his Hogwarts cohorts face the most fearsome ..
Cs Monitor
4.0
Everything about Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, including more graphic confrontations with love and death, seems more grown up, which is not ..
Film Journal
3.1
Installment six of the Harry Potter series, The Half Blood Prince, merely gets us one movie closer to the finale, which, apparently is so big (and by ..
Boston
4.0
It has dramatic breadth, intensity, extraordinary grace as storytelling and a new depth of emotion.
Smh
4.5
I admired and enjoyed Prince more than any of the other series entries except for Alfonso Cuarns deliriously clever Harry Potter and the Prisoner of A ..
Mountain X
3.8
Warner Bros. With a wave of his wand, Harry Potter can separate millions of movie patrons from the contents of their wallets.
Npr
3.5
This sixth cinematic outing for the young wizard and Chosen One begins with storm clouds over London and the flashing around of lethal black typhoons ..
Guardian
3.0
Like James Bond, the Harry Potter movies just keep chugging along, immune to the outside cinematic world, ensconced in their universe of quidditch and ..
Guardian
2.0
Darker, more hormonal, more teenage angsty and sadly more boring, the Potter franchise is back.
Guardian
1.5
Bloated in length like the whole series and too scary for real kiddies, Warners newest entry is all dark, unimaginative special effects.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
Producer David Heyman summed up Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in a recent Entertainment Weekly interview. What I love about the movie is that ..
Reel Talk Reviews
3.5
Below is the Mini Review from Cineman Syndicate for a film opening on Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
This is the least involving of the series so far, with an unclear storyline and action set pieces that fail to convey the excitement of the book.
Daily Mail
4.2
Image zoom Darkness is visible from the outset of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
Ew
3.5
Michael Gambon and Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince The sixth film in J.K. Rowlings series has beautiful special effects, and s ..
Salon
2.5
In 2007, I ended my review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with the sentiment I can hardly wait for school to start again.
Slate
3.5
Susan Granger review: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Warner Bros.)
Susang Ranger
4.0
David Yates, who took over the franchise with Order of the Phoenix, has created a mature, relationship focused installment that masterfully sets the s ..
Common Sense Media
3.1
When discussing comprehension, we often use words associated with the act of looking.
Slant Magazine
3.5
The lag time between the final books and the movies has drained much of the urgency from this screen adaptation, which, far more than any of the previ ..
The New York Times
4.0
The sixth film in the blockbuster series is a thrilling mixture of brooding mystery and comical growing pains as the Hogwarts students face some of th ..
Express
3.8
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his best buddies, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) are in their sixth year at ..
Reeling Reviews
3.8
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his best buddies, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) are in their sixth year at ..
Reeling Reviews
4.5
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (review) Dark Magic So, is this the fourth Harry Potter movie, or the fifth
Flickfilosopher
3.0
If the Harry Potter franchise were a TV series, and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince were the penultimate episode right before the explosive two ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.8
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince represents the immensely popular series first outing without the net of having new books waiting in the wings.
ReelViews
4.0
Equal parts scary funny thrilling and touching Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is quite simply the best Potter flick yet.
Hollywood
3.8
Hearts and Arrows Potter Franchise Hits its Stride By Cole Smithey Teen desire and romance hits Hogwarts like a contagious virus in the sixth Harry Po ..
Coles Mithey
4.0
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is being described as an excursion into the dark side for this venerable series, but dont let the chatter fool ..
Los Angeles Times
4.4
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 3.5 / 4.0 Emerson said, A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, but in this franchise where you ..
Groucho Reviews
4.4
I dont believe in magic, but I do believe in movie magic, and this sixth installment has it.
Aisle Seat
4.5
Director David Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves crafted a challenging and decidedly mature film that paves the way perfectly for the two part final ..
Herald Sun
3.8
In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, boys and girls pair off into couples.
Movie Habit
4.5
Directed by: David Yates BY KEVIN CARR Listen to Kevins radio review I always seem to start my reviews of the Harry Potter films with a disclosure of ..
7M Pictures
3.8
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, Helena Bonham Carter and Maggie Smith.
The Star
4.2
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince strikes me as being by an order of magnitude the strongest (or at least the most mature, subtle and emotional) ..
Oregon Live
4.4
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE 1/2 Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson; rated PG (violence, brief gore, vulgarity, slurs, mild profani ..
Deseret News
4.0
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE SYNOPSIS: Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is in his sixth year at Hogwarts, a year in which a war of wizards is ..
Urban Cine File
3.8
War, hormones, and dark magic equal a better than average year for the students of Hogwarts, and the best Potter movie since Prisoner of Azkaban.
Movies Tv Guide
1.0
This, at a guess, will matter less to the global fan base of loyalists who regard the original Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling as scripture than i ..
The Age
4.0
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon.Directed by David Yates.
Maki At The Movies
4.5
Simultaneously the most mature and the most entertaining; the days of playful sorcery and lighthearted misadventures are long gone.
5.0
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Mirror
4.0
.Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince If this were a story told in one book, the 6th year at Hogwarts would occupy but a few chapters.
Varia Gate
4.0
This will certainly be a strong contender for movie of the summer and few will fail to be impressed by the breathtaking finale.
Digital Spy
3.8
UNSPEAKABLE and horrifying things are happening at Hogwarts, and Im not just talking about Ron Weasleys haircut.
New York Post
3.8
If my friends and family are any indicationand the legions of Hogwarts fans online tell me that they arethe latest Harry Potter movie is being greeted ..
Christianity Today
2.5
Its long.The first hour and a half is magical, captivating, inviting, great cinema.
Ross Anthony
4.0
Its hard to imagine anyone who isnt already engrossed in the Harry Potter series of films deciding, Oh, gee, I think Ill see the new one even though I ..
Hollywood And Fine
4.2
The last time we saw Harry Potter in action, he was engaged in war, suffering a great personal loss that would forever rob him of innocence and compas ..
Brian Or Ndorf
3.5
And Half Blood Prince never fails to please with its messy romantic machinations.
Patriot Ledger
3.8
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Review By Joe Lozito Welcome Back, Potter After an extended wait, everyones favorite lightning scarred boy wiza ..
Big Picture Big Sound
4.5
While weve always seen touches of brilliance in Radcliffes work, the most surprising growth comes in the performances of Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.
2.9
Reviews for July 15th, 2009 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Directed by David Yates.
Nyc Movie Guru
3.1
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is like a run on sentence that ends in an exclamation point.
Js Online
3.8
Mischief managed, faith restored.In his second outing, director David Yates strikes the right balance between overplot spectacle and the character rel ..
Movie Crypt
3.0
This is one of the most successful adaptations to date, albeit clocking in at over two and a half hours.
Sky
2.0
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3.5
On the whole, its a fine film, and yet Im disappointed that it didnt more greatly acknowledge the gravity of the impending conflict.
Window To The Movies
4.4
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Harry Potter and the pains of adolescence 3halfstars Go to showtimes Professor Albus Dumbledore, high up on the ..
Chron
3.0
If youre a fan, youre sure to find something to grumble about; ditto if youre a critic; but for the dwindling amount of people who just want to go to ..
The Shiz Nit
4.4
Half Blood Prince shows the Potter film franchise and Rowlings story are in very good hands indeed.
Mercury News
3.8
Because where Yates film makes for a splendid continuation of Rowlings saga carrying over the same satisfyingly deep themes, the same stirringly magic ..
No La
1.9
The sixth filmic adaptation of J.K. Rowlings enormously popular book series arrives in theaters with an inordinate amount of baggage from five movies ..
Scene Stealers
3.0
When Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince got pulled from last autumns cinema schedule, fans of the teenage wizard feared it portended the loss of h ..
What So
4.5
While the sixth chapter in the popular series from writer J.K. Rowling has some similar problems to its predecessor, it manages to inject some much ne ..
Bowling Green Daily News
3.0
With X Men, Bryan Singer did not invent the wheel, he merely reinvented superheroes on the big screen.
Scifi Now
3.5
Well, after all these years, you either do or you dont, and The Half Blood Prince is unlikely to change any minds in that respect.
Decent Films
3.5
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE STARRING : Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman 2009, 153 Minutes, D ..
Scifi Movie Page
4.0
Ah, to be young, in love and a wizard again.Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the sixth, hormone injected installment of the zillion dollar gr ..
Streaming Quickflix
3.0
Potions play a pivotal part in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and I wish Id been able to find one for patience.
Wsj
3.0
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) Content by Tony Macklin.Originally published on July 22, 2009 @ tonymacklin.net.
Tony Mack
4.4
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Tiny Url
3.8
After waiting eight extra months since the release was pushed back from last November, moviegoers will find this installment of the fantasy adventure ..
Entertainment Spectrum
4.0
Two years ago I observed that there are many different ways to make a Harry Potter movie, thanks to all the different directors whove adapted J.K. Row ..
Fw Weekly
3.0
Fred Reviews Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Published July 14, 2009 in Movie Reviews By Fred Topel | Images property of Warner Bros Harry Pott ..
Can Mag
4.0
The result is a satisfying film, just coherent enough, just engrossing enough to cover for the tedious by the book slog of even the best Harry Potter ..
Orlando Sentinel
1.5
The movie can never shake the feeling that its one big set up, a meek prelude to the thrill ride to come in Deathly Hallows.
Toledo Blade
4.5
The most mature Potter film yet, dealing with emotional issues much stronger than any previous installment, and the young cast more than steps up to t ..
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
3.5
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is without question a good movie.
World Wng
5.0
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Ny Press
3.8
The movie satisfies with new revelations and twists, one of which is so dire, it left many at my screening in their seats long after fate revealed its ..
Week In Rewind
4.4
Add to them a virtual whos who of Englands best actors ... and you have the best cast to be found in a movie this year.
Crazed Fan Boy
4.4
In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the gang at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry enters the molten thick of adolescence and the direc ..
Articles Baltimore Sun
5.0
Along with Coraline and Watchmen, this sixth Harry Potter adventure is the smartest and most richly rewarding fantasy film youre likely to see this ye ..
Huffing Ton Post
4.4
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New York Metro Mix
3.8
The best way to think about Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is not as the sixth film in the franchise but, rather, the first film in a new tril ..
Washington Times
4.4
Step 1: Admire a franchise that has matured, along with its main players.
The Movie Kit
2.5
After watching Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Im worried that a franchise that was building up some significant steam could be heading for a ..
Tucson Weekly
5.0
Almost two years to the day since the last installment, the movie wizardry and epic yet heartfelt storytelling that has become the cornerstone of the ..
Knight At The Movies
3.8
Powhatan resident and pastry chef Favienne Roop thrives under pressure.
Rich Mond
5.0
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Kam Williams
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David Yates, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, 2009, color film in 35 mm, 153 minutes.
Art Forum
4.0
Confession time: Ive burned off the brain cells where I once stored my Harry Potter knowledge.
Camp Blood
5.0
Its hard to believe that the Harry Potter series has reached its sixth film installment, but the magic is stronger than ever as Harry Potter and the H ..
Gazette
3.5
Since they do spend so much time on the teen hormone angle, I have to say that the Harry Potter Ginny Weasley love story is disastrous in both book an ..
3.0
Half hearted Harry has no magic Harry stands and stares a lot in film six.
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... reaffirms the hypothesis that the sixth Harry Potter movie only constitutes of a transitional film, between the little wizards and the senior wiza ..
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Giant Blackplanet
4.5
Good film directed for a teenage audience in which not only is magic taught but also how stereotypes affect it while the film itself recreates some Br ..
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Harry Potter Needs a Shave Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince At an advance screening last night of Max Mayers at times endearing Adam, a love sto ..
Ny Theatre Wire
3.5
Harry Potter: chick magnet.Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince opens with the boy wizard, now a hunky young man, hurriedly checking his breath afte ..
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