Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (David Yates, UK/USA, 2009) Dir. David Yates; starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman David Yates again takes the director’s chair for the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series. As Harry returns to Hogwart’s school of wizardry for another year of teenager angst and dark magic. Director Yates has the difficult task of adapting J.K. Rowling’s … Read More →
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (My 0-10 rating: 7) Director: David Yates Screenplay: Steve Kloves, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham-Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis instance: 2 hrs., 35 min. Rating: PG (scary images, some violence and vulgarity, mild sensuality) No surprise. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” needs one rati… Read More →