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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 13 Jul 2009

[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is] not the best Potter, but it is the wittiest and most romantic, and it leaves us with a doozy of…

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By Christopher Null (908) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 13 Jul 2009

Half-Blood Prince's length is its only real problem, and judicious editing could have easily trimmed a half hour or more out of the film, giving…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 13 Jul 2009

Yates once again brings out the best in the exposition-intense material, and while he's not permitted the same amount of apocalyptic fury as…

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By John P. Mccarthy (315) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 13 Jul 2009

The effects are sufficiently dazzling and the script's balance between humor and peril nicely calibrated…

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By Rhiannon Sawyer (8) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 13 Jul 2009

Director David Yates employs a deft hand with the series, achieving an exciting and dramatic result…

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By Robert W. Butler (884) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 13 Jul 2009

The greatest pleasures offered by Steve Kloves' screenplay involve these familiar characters enduring the unexceptional pangs of adolescence…

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By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 13 Jul 2009

Funnier and looser than previous sequels, it entertains like the blockbuster it's meant to be…

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By Eugene Novikov (936) for AMCtv.com (25) on 13 Jul 2009

That Half-Blood Prince stays true to Rowling's downbeat, morose vision is a testament to the integrity of this franchise and the fortitude…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 13 Jul 2009

At its best ... plays like a tween version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream - love potions and all…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 13 Jul 2009

The emphasis in the film ... is off-kilter, with too much time spent on the romantic entanglements of Harry and his friends Hermione and Ron…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 13 Jul 2009

Emerson said, 'A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,' but in this franchise--where you're likely to spot a hobgoblin or two--the…

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By Jeffrey Chen (849) for Window to the Movies (638) on 13 Jul 2009

On the whole, it's a fine film, and yet I'm disappointed that it didn't more greatly acknowledge the gravity of the impending conflict…

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By Brandon Fibbs (448) for BrandonFibbs.com (287) on 13 Jul 2009

According to Newtonian physics, the universe is ruled by entropy, an unfortunate principle that states that, given enough time, any system…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 13 Jul 2009

Funny, enchanting, occasionally creepy and beautiful to look at, this is the kind of full-blooded fantasy filmmaking that used to emerge when…

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By Vic Holtreman (121) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 13 Jul 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince might be the best Harry Potter film yet…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 13 Jul 2009

While the Harry Potter movies have always been a wonderful excuse for jaw dropping special effects, it's gratifying to see the fantasy landscapes…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 13 Jul 2009

A richly entertaining adventure that adds more details to the mythology and at the same time tells a ripping good story…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for MSNBC (243) on 13 Jul 2009

Even if this latest entry doesn't have all the intensity or real-world political repercussions of Order of the Phoenix, it's a fun palate-cleanser…

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By Peter Paras (106) for E! Online (838) on 13 Jul 2009

Can Harry piece together the clues? And can he use his magical superstar status for more than just free butterbeers…

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By Jimmy O (287) for Film Snobs (370) on 13 Jul 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Looks Good and the Cast is Great. But the great mythology doesn't kick in until the last thirty minute…

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