I loved it; my 12 year old took the abridgements rather hard, which only endears him to me further, but on the whole I really thought it much the superior of the 3 films thus far. The aesthetics were darker, more mysterious, and (being a mediaevalist), much more mediaeval/Renaissance than the first 2, in which I found Diagon Alley in particular rathjer more Victorian in flavour than I'd seen it in my mind's eye. This film "looks" more magical, and the Leaky Cauldron was spectacular: my dream home!!!

David Thewlis as Lupin was absolutely brilliant, and the cast on the whole turned in very fine performances; I'll definitely see it again.

D.