Storyline: 5.8/10

Visual Efx: 8.9/10

Sound Efx: 8.5/10

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series always fail to attract me, to grab one of them and actually read it. I'd watched the previous six installations though, and the 7th one - Deathly Hallows Part I, is kind of disjointed. For some moments during the screening, I can "catch no ball", it's either I am slow to find out what's actually happening in the movie, or I am half-asleep throughout, I see little linkage connecting this to the other six.

Where's the magic? Those awesome and cool spells that always attracts the audience, I see little. I'd admit after "Chamber of Secrets", I've little expectations on the next coming Harry Potter movies.

Well, on the brighter side, the iconic trio, Harry Potter(Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione Granger(Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley(Rupert Grint) do have some good acting skills. To be honest, although I'm no Harry Potter die-hard fan, I caught every series and looks like from all those Harry Potter series, the three have really become seasoned actors and actresses. Not to mention, that the visual and sound effects also feature some impressive and powerful moments, just to mention one, the chase scene - where the trio escaped from the Death Eaters. All nicely done-up.

P.S. The story of the Deathly Hallows is interesting too. (Nah, I won't spoil.)

For 145 minutes of screen-time, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I" is dull, draggy and dry. I seriously hope the second, which is the grand finale that rounds up the whole series, would be way better than this part.

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On a side note, there's two really irritating movie-goers sitting darn right behind me and discussing what would happen next, what is this, what is that, et cetera. It doesn't means if you read the bloody book, you can spoil this whole god-damn movie.