Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Torrin-McFinn77 Yes, this is the fifth of the seven of Harry Potter. We get a dour chapter of the saga that features Harry facing his greatest challenges yet after the Triwizard Tournament in Goblet of Fire. It's no longer cute and fluffy like the first one but a serious installment where the Ministry is trying to cover up the return of a dark force and Hogwarts is under the thumb of a new so-called teacher and Ministry lackey. There are lots of scenes cut from the movie, but otherwise it's not too bad. Fans of this particular chapter may be put off by the cut-offs, but for me it was just fine. Will Harry and Dumbledore prove to everyone that the truth is out there? As philosopher and statesman Edmund Burke would say, "Evil is only triumphant when good men do nothing."

AndrewHeaney1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was directed by David Yates, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort.It follows the fifth year of Hogwarts, and the Ministry of Magic (an obvious but still well done metaphor of the US Government) is in denial of Voldemort's return. As a result, they have sent possibly the most intentionally unlikable character I've ever seen, Dolores Umbridge, played really excruciatingly well by Imelda Staunton, to practically take over Hogwarts under the guise of making her the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. During this totalitarian rule, Harry and his friends, with the help of newcomer Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, and many other students, decide to train all of the Hogwarts students in secret. There they create the famous "Dumbledore's Army," a large team of Hogwarts students who are turning into people who can fight Voldemort and his rising army.Okay, let's get this out of the way: Dolores Umbridge is EVIL. The most EVIL Bureaucrat I've ever seen. She will not tolerate any breaking of the rules. She's basically every teenager's worst nightmare, and what makes her so diabolical is 1. The performance, which is done extremely well, and 2. How she thinks she is so right, even if she resorts to interrogating and even torturing students with illegal methods. Let's just say that her comeuppance is one of the most satisfying in the saga.But that's not all. The characters are all very well developed and many are developed even further, including Severus Snape, played by Alan Rickman in his best role since Hans Gruber (in my opinion). I won't give too much away, but let's say his developmental arc REALLY starts to pick up with this film and the next one.The story is so well paced and well put together that it keeps you on the edge of your seat, and this is something done a lot better than I remember. Something I think it has going for it more than people give it credit for, and more than all but one other film in this series (which I will get to later).The direction from David Yates is so well done, to the point that it is very admirable. It is also worth noting that many scenes are very well edited together, something I rarely point out in this genre, but I just love how certain scenes progress and are edited together.I am aware that many people didn't like this movie for some changes from the books, but I found minimal changes that were truly THAT important and/or problematic, aside from maybe changing the final battle a bit. But regardless, the final battle in this film is satisfying nonetheless, especially when you get to see the training pay off. It pays off even more so when Voldemort battles Dumbledore, in one of the best scenes in all eight movies.In my opinion, while this isn't the absolute best in the series, it is in the top three, and it is the most under-appreciated.RATING:9/10

zamalekfan1981 Great visual effects very exciting loved it so much i am a fan of harry potter after this one

hubrokt11 This is my favorite series of Harry Potter. In short, this series is the adventure of Harry Potter, who is the main character of this series, with the scar on his forehead. He and his friends have an adventure using the magic. In this movie, they have a battle with his rival, Lord Voldemort. However, in the battle, one of Harry's fellow, Sirius Black is killed. Harry's name is given by him, so he is like a father. Harry has very strong courage. He challenges a lot of difficulties boldly. Of course, I like the story, but I like the effect in each scene more than that. In battle scene, the CG is used to express the magic. That is very real and has much impact. That attracts me into the screen, so because of it I can enjoy the story and visual fully. Not only this movie, but also other movies are very interesting, so you should watch it.