A sombre and at times curiously sober movie, handsomely designed as always, atmospherically lit and confidently performed.
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07/21/07
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 228
Fresh: 176
Rotten:52
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Consensus: It's not easy to take the longest Harry Potter book and streamline it into the shortest HP movie, but director David Yates does a bang up job of it, creating an Order of the Phoenix that's entertaining and action-packed.
Theatrical Release: 12-07-2007
Synopsis: In the silver-screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling's HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth chapter in the beloved book series, everyone's favorite wizard-in-training (Daniel Radcliffe) finds himself in increasingly... [More]
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane
Director: David Yates
Reviews for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
. A series that was in danger of becoming an adventure playground for digital trickery – “not another miraculous monster or flying thingummybob”, we protest – exhibits, for once, a strong plot with a satirical edge.
07/13/07
This is a movie that's bound to satisfy most of those who have read the book, and a good many who haven't, too.
07/13/07
If Yates and Goldenberg haven't given the story shape, they have given it pace – something missing from the bloated and (to my disenchanted eyes) dreary book: even if the moments don't always connect, few of them are dull.
07/13/07
Saved by a wonderful performance from Imelda Staunton as sadistic teacher Dolores Umbridge, this pink-loving disciplinarian provides the best laughs, such as the plates on her wall adorned with moving cute kittens.
07/13/07
Spicy new additions Imelda Staunton and Helena Bonham Carter stop the familiar flavours from growing stale, while Daniel Radcliffe finally gets his act(ing) together.
07/13/07
And so the Harry Potter saga continues. It's essentially deeply conservative, with battles, and crashes, and giants and explosions and is shaping up to be an extraordinary real-time experiment for Daniel Radcliffe.
07/13/07
Top Critic The Order Of The Phoenix is formulaic and lacking in depth, and does not make the most of the intensity in the fifth instalment of JK Rowling's epic story.
07/13/07
Top Critic Order of the Phoenix is entertaining enough, but it feels like a stopgap, a stepping stone to later, greater thrills.
07/13/07
Top Critic Worth seeing for Imelda Staunton and the impressive effects' work but it frequently feels rushed and lacks the drama and excitement of the previous two films.
07/12/07
The story is told with bracing efficiency and clever humour, and features solid acting from the expanding cast.
07/12/07
Characters are given less room than usual to grow and shine, and despite its relatively short running time, the film occasionally goes through the motions of telling a story rather than actually doing so.
07/09/07
Top Critic It won’t win new fans, but as Potter movies go, this is the most filmic of the lot, suspenseful and action-packed.
07/08/07
Top Critic To dwell on a few weaknesses would be to neglect the obvious point - that Harry Potter is older, bigger and darker than ever. And no one would want to miss his journey.
07/03/07
Top Critic Yates ramps up the adrenalin and menace while adding new layers of emotional anguish befitting the adolescent years now reached by the teenage protagonists.
07/02/07
A deliciously dark affair, brimming with impressively gritty performances but still managing to balance magical wonder with breathless excitement.
07/02/07
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