Lacking a handy cheat-sheet, it's almost impossible to understand everything that's going on. There were indications of this in the previous film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, but it's more evident in this one. With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it appears that the filmmakers have given up on making the saga accessible to those not steeped in Potter lore - or at least those who have not read the books. A year from now, once both pieces are available and stitched together into a mammoth 5-hour epic, perhaps the experience will more closely resemble The Return of the King than Return of the Jedi. It's tough to review what amounts to half a movie since, by its nature, the story remains rough-hewn and unfinished. From a creative perspective, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One is a disappointment.
Still, what's good for the cash box isn't always good for the audience. And, if the second part is released in 3-D (as has been threatened), the surcharge could boost that total to stratospheric levels. Instead of cashing in about $300 million at the domestic box office, Warner Brothers can now count on at least $600 million (bigger world-wide). From a purely business standpoint, the decision to bifurcate Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a winner.
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