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By Chauncey Mabe (14) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 09 Jul 2007

It would be impossible for any director to jam that much story into a 2 hour and 18 minute picture, but the elisions favored by Yates and screenwriter…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 09 Jul 2007

Continuing the increasingly darker, more adult trend of the series, the film version is swiftly paced, engrossing and often thrilling…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 09 Jul 2007

It all feels a little safe. The movie's full of spells, all right. But where's the magic…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 09 Jul 2007

The story, obviously, is darker and more mature, and the film itself understands more than the others before it what it means to be Harry Potter…

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By Robert W. Butler (884) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 09 Jul 2007

[The fans] have a lot invested in Harry Potter, and far from running out of steam it seems the series is willing to take them to new and unsettling…

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By Katherine Monk (493) for Canada.com (402) on 09 Jul 2007

Thanks to Imelda Staunton's wickedly funny performance as the pink-suited fascist Dolores Umbridge, Order of the Phoenix presents a satisfying…

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By Frank Lovece (341) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 09 Jul 2007

The film is nearly nothing but plot, with mostly facile performances and a pacing that could, incredibly, be called slapdash…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 09 Jul 2007

David Yates has taken the Potter challenge head-on, making one of the first Potter movies to greatly improve upon the original book…

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By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 09 Jul 2007

This movie feels less like a plot-point checklist than the last one did, and there's enough visual razzle-dazzle to entertain those who haven't…

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By Mike Ward (328) for Richmond.com (10) on 09 Jul 2007

In declaring my mere like for Order of the Phoenix and not all-out love, I risk having an inbox full of tween-penned emails (ghost-written…

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By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 09 Jul 2007

This is my least favourite of the series, despite the fact that the exquisite reality and detailed production design is as intricate and marvellous…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 09 Jul 2007

The latest workmanlike entry in what must be regarded as an unprecedented film series has plenty of flaws, but also the franchise's reliable draws…

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By Gene Seymour (406) for Newsday (2,345) on 08 Jul 2007

If you've read all the books and seen all the movies up to this point, you may not mind the extra weight…

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By John Hartl (735) for MSNBC (243) on 08 Jul 2007

The new Harry turns out to be one of the best entries in the series -- mostly because of a villain who is the scariest and funniest heavy to date…

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By Rebecca Murray (740) for About.com (1,470) on 08 Jul 2007

Although it's a little scattered and some plot points go by so quickly they may not be caught by those who haven't read the books, it's still…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 08 Jul 2007

A first-rate film focused on wonder and character development instead of special effects and catchy one-liners…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 08 Jul 2007

A rousing adventure that includes Harry Potter's first kiss, his encounter with the odiousness of order, his feelings of loneliness in the…

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By Bruce Newman (268) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 08 Jul 2007

For all its gloominess, Order of the Phoenix is, in several ways, the best Potter picture yet…

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By David Elliott (754) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 08 Jul 2007

J.K. Rowling has a spirit of plenty…

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By David Foucher (211) for EDGE Boston (239) on 08 Jul 2007

Suspenseful and dark, this new Harry Potter is a stylish transition of the franchise on nearly every level: its mood, its plot, and most dangerously,…

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