Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint,
Emma Watson,
Helena Bonham Carter,
Jim Broadbent
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Adolescent wizard-in-training Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for another year of schooling and learns more about the dark past of the boy who grew up to become Lord Voldemort in this, the sixth inst... read more
Directed by: David Yates
Release Date: July 15, 2009
DVD Release Date: December 8, 2009
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December 13, 2009Decent addition to the harry potter franchise but beginning to get a bit long in the tooth. Good thing this will be wrapping up soon.
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February 10, 2012Harry Potter the character seems to be maintaining solid grades, aside from all the trouble he's been getting into. Harry Potter the saga has entered a film just as lackluster as ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the previous entry, except this time it's not for atrocious acting and awful a... read more
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November 18, 2011I enjoyed Harry Potter and the half blood Prince as much as someone who hasn't read the books/isn't particularly a big fan can. I'm told by Sister who is very much a fan that the film doesn't come close to the greatness of the book but I found it entertaining enough. I still pref... read more
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August 14, 2011The film was just amazing, great story and acting, just wished there was more action scenes in the end like the book however. As Harry enters his sixth year, him and Dumbledore must discover what they must do to defeat Voldemort, and they key lies within a old colleague of Dumbl... read more
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August 6, 2011The 6th film in the Harry Potter franchise, The Half-Blood Prince, brings the coming of the end into the story - and, oh, does it ever get deep. Even the villains are struggling in this one. I still feel that the overall narrative isn't quite as even as it should be, but this is ... read more
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July 20, 2011Harry Potter: Snape! He trusted you!
"Dark Secrets Revealed"
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Half-Blood Prince is my second favorite installment, only behind Deathly Hallows Part 2. Half-Blood Prince happens to be my favorite book in the series too, so that mig... read more -
July 20, 2011A tad more stylish than the previous outings, but with significantly less substance and no plot. Under these circumstances, one would think it nearly impossible to procure some real drama, but it happens somehow. The film is strangely powerful. Sadly, it's also very dark, literal... read more
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July 19, 2011Harry Potter enters his sixth year at Hogwarts, and things are darker than ever this time around. The Death Eaters are attacking wizards and witches left and right. Harry finds a book that was the property of the half blood prince and becomes obsessed with its teachings. He is... read more
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July 17, 2011I enjoy the Harry Potter movies, but I was unimpressed with this installment. I was bored at times and was completely uninterested and thought it was pointless. I did enjoy bits and pieces of it, though. I was very close to rating this a half star lower, but I remembered the part... read more
Critic Reviews
May 6, 2011
Laremy Legel, Film.com
July 20, 2009
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
All in all, despite the verve that drives the grander set pieces, it's hard to avoid the sensation of a film toiling overtime to convince itself of its own solemnity. Full Review
July 17, 2009
Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader
Director David Yates presides over some gorgeous CGI set pieces, but all the real magic comes from the scrum of ace British character actors. Full Review
July 17, 2009
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
With its deft handling of teen yearning and affection, Half-Blood Prince maneuvers mysteries of heart and hankering that resound in worlds magic and Muggle. Full Review
July 17, 2009
Bob Mondello, NPR
It's a more mature magic. ... Now subject to the same raging hormones as any other 16-year-olds, our spell-casting heroes are learning to brew love potions this year, with results mostly played for la... Full Review
July 16, 2009
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Potions play a pivotal part in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and I wish I'd been able to find one for patience. Full Review
July 15, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The Half-Blood Prince is a beautifully paced feat of filmmaking, one that navigates potentially choppy shifts in scale with grace and ease. Full Review
July 15, 2009
Dana Stevens, Slate
Despite the preponderance of (PG-rated) snogging, there are pleasures to be found along this movie's meandering path. Full Review
July 15, 2009
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Steve Kloves has written five of the Harry Potter screenplays, and The Half-Blood Prince reeks of formula. Full Review
July 15, 2009
Scott Foundas, Village Voice
I'd be lying if I didn't say this movie gave me as much innocent pleasure as any I've seen this year. Full Review
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