Harry, Ron and Hermione search for the Horcruxes.

This is a solid first part to the movie saga finale.

The plot starts at breakneck speed, with plenty of suspense and excitement before grinding to a halt and spending a long period reflecting on the main characters, providing exposition, and slowly pursuing the central mcguffin. It may sound like a criticism, but the above is all done very cinematically and with good character development. It also ends on a powerful note that makes you want to find out how it turns out.

All the themes developed over the previous movies, particularly the dread associated with totalitarian control and the associated death and conflict are wonderfully realised in what is another quite dark chapter.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson have some of their biggest opportunities to shine as the stars of a memorable franchise and I think they do some of their best work here.

The stellar supporting cast are superb as always, particularly Helena Bonham-Carter, Rhys Ifans, and Brendan Gleeson. A special Welsh shout-out to Bill Nighy, who, in the opinion of a West Glamorgan native, could easily pass as one of us.

Visually it's incredibly good, with beautiful cinematography that makes great use of locations and maintains a strong sense of mood. As ever, the art design is outstanding.