I love the Harry Potter universe, books, movies, etc. But this movie was utterly gratuitous, pointless, and boring. It has no redeeming value of it's own, relying solely on being a "Harry Potter" movie, and having good special effects. 45 minutes into the movie, I was only barely starting to see what the point of the movie might be, and still couldn't have cared less about any of the characters. This is an absolutely by the numbers movie, with no heart or soul to it, and is a disgrace to the Potter universe, in my opinion. If you're a kid, you'll probably like it, but an adult, not so much.