The supporting cast, as always, is mind-bogglingly star-studded, led by Ralph Fiennes as the fearsome Voldemort and Alan Rickman as the duplicitous Professor Snape, and including Helena Bonham Carter, Imelda Staunton, Julie Walters and newcomer Bill Nighy. Radcliffe has been solid for a while now, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger has grown into an engaging young woman, but Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley gives his most confident performance yet. Having spent half their lives in these characters, their interactions with one another seem more comfortable and believable than ever. The films have grown darker in tone and theme, and given this heightened emotional challenge, the three young stars once again rise to it. chose not to rush the 3-D conversion process “Part 2” will be in 3-D when it hits theaters in July.)
(“Part 1” is in 2-D because, thankfully, Warner Bros. Serra has never shot a “Harry Potter” movie before and brings a totally different kind of artfulness to the aesthetics while still remaining consistent with this familiar world. Yates’ film is gorgeously bleak, with sprawling, end-of-the-Earth shots of foreboding mountains and lonely beaches from Oscar-nominated cinematographer Eduardo Serra (“Girl With a Pearl Earring”) that reflect the characters’ moods.
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