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The HARRY POTTER series of films will stand as the strongest extended series in film history. Their success however rests on the shoulder of J.K. Rowling’s wonderful novels. So it’s not surprising that the weakest novel has produced the weakest film. But the weakest film in the HARRY POTTER series could easily be the best in any other. So what does it really matter? HALF-BLOOD PRINCE is still funny and exciting and features a lot of snogging.

Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) has sort of come to terms with his Chosen One status and the pain that it brings. He’s less angry at his fate and more accepting, even when it gets in the way of getting dates. Headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon, GOSFORD PARK) has a special task for Harry this year. He needs the Boy Who Lived to recover a memory from the returning potions teacher Prof. Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent, IRIS), who taught Lord Voldemort when the dark wizard was just a student named Tom Riddle. Slughorn is a collector of promising students. He’s not psychic, but he knows that it’s good to know future top wizards when they’re young.
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