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Movie Review: Relax! They Didn't Screw Up Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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Warner Bros Pictures Review in a Hurry: Relax. They didn't screw it up. The grand finale of the Harry Potter saga brings narrative and emotional closure by finally delivering the grand confrontation all the previous films were building toward. Nonfans may be a little lost, but then, how many nonfans are going to jump into a franchise cold at part eight? MORE! Top 10 Harry Potter Villains The Bigger Picture: Let's get the most obvious questions out of the way first. The 3-D, which always sounded like an afterthought, works well (especially in IMAX). The dementors that hover around Hogwarts are enhanced particularly nicely, and an underground-dwelling albino dragon is surprisingly scary in stereoscopic. Director David Yates still periodically allows some awkward edits, but he's gotten a lot better since Order of the Phoenix and is up to the challenge of ending things with a big bang. And he's not to blame for the franchise's curious early step of casting Warwick...

Patrick Dempsey's Heist Movie Flypaper Is Downright Criminal

Yikes. Maybe our five worst summer movie trailers post from a couple of days ago needs to be modified. Then again, this first look at the so-called comedy Flypaper (in theaters Aug. 4) probably deserves its very own special place in hell to be singled out for being the utter mess it seems to be. Mind you, we love ourselves some Patrick Dempsey , and Ashley Judd has certainly proven herself to be a solid actress. So, right there, we figured we were already off to a promising start when it came to this tale of a guy (Dempsey) caught in the middle of two very different groups of crooks robbing the same bank at the same time. Not to mention, it was written by the guys who gave us the first Hangover flick. But, alas, when it comes to heist movies, this is no Heat . Heck, it ain't even Ocean's Thirteen . Does McDreamy need to stick to silver-screen ERs or are we missing the charm in this flick? PHOTOS: Moves From the Future! View the original article here