Potter

Watched The Half-Blood Prince with Vivian.

My wife is a fan of Harry Potter; I had an entertaining two-and-a-half hour. To say the least, it brought me warm memory of the year in England.

From the point of view of David Yates, it was not an easy job to put the sixth novel of J.K. Rowling into a movie - many of the details were preparation for the final book. I believe it is for the interest of the box office that substantial length was left for the affair between Ron, Hermione, and Lavender, as well as Harry and Ginny. Yes, those were interesting - and probably successful too. But it lacks substance in depth, which a mature (alas, senile) audience would long for.

For example, how about some little stories of Tom Riddle in Hogwarts - that paved his way to Lord Voldemort ? Or, Professor Slughorn's dinner talks and eternal regret of supporting Riddle in the early days ? Oh, also the internal conflict of Draco Malfoy - who came to realize he was put into a path of no return ?

And, of course, there was Severus Snape.

We need a better dosage of the former Potions master - in every aspect.