我最喜欢的电影英文作文【汇编19篇】

I want to tell you something about my favourite of all the animals, i like giant pandas best.

Giant pandas are beautiful black and white animal.

When a giant panda was born, it looked like a white mouse and when it grows up, it looks like a bear.

I hink it looks lovely. It usually eats bamboo shoots and leaves. I hear that giant pandas ate meat long long ago but now they never eat meat.

It lives in bamboo forests so it can climb trees. I like it because it can make me happy.

我去到一个黄金王国，钦博腊索山，科托帕克西山……

你牵着我的手，跨越奥里诺科河，越过火热的卡拉哈里沙漠，横过南非的蛮荒草原，经过旷野……

回到了家……”

金碧辉煌的音乐大厅，潮水般的狂欢，人群兴喜躁动的眼神

透过这一切，我看到你

站在十三岁的沙滩，我们牵着手，我们拥抱着彼此，我和你，曾靠得那么近

为了靠近你，我放弃了一切;为了靠近你，我深深地伤害你;为了靠近你，我终于失去了自己

天空很低，很蓝，海天交接的地方，像镀金的奶油，甜腻腻的

潮湿的沙滩，因着海水显得格外的柔软

悲伤的大提琴，和着海风，将你的轮廓一遍遍勾勒

其实，我一直如此深刻的爱着你，如此脆弱而倔强的爱着你

在我看过的所有影片中,《肖申克的救赎》是最能打动我的一部影片。特别是剧中的男主人公在一个风雨交加的黑夜，冲破监狱的围墙越狱成功后，伸出双臂拥抱自由的经典画面，更是深深的震撼着我的心灵。这是对自由的渴望，更是对生命的致敬!

影片《肖申克的救赎》一般被认为是一部励志片。但是，在我看来，它不仅仅是一部励志片，更是一部探讨生命，自由以及人处于逆境中所迸发出来的超乎想象的潜能的影片。

影片故事集中发生在一个叫肖申克的监狱中，四面都是高墙栅栏，只有抬头仰望天空时，才会发现外面还有另一个世界。主人公因为法庭的的误判而被监禁在这里。或许，许多观众都会认为主人公的后半生都会在这里度过了。对于监狱里的其他犯人来说，这里或许就是他们以后的归宿。他们好像已经接受了命运的安排，整天就是打架，赌钱，丝毫不在意大墙内外的不同世界。在他们的内心深处，已经不存在监狱这堵墙了。他们已经放弃了对生命和自由的渴望，但是，对于主人公来说，他没有放弃……

起初，主人公表现的与其他犯人没有两样，只是一直比较沉默寡言。然而，不再沉默中爆发，就在沉默中灭亡。孰知这长久的沉默是为那最后瞬间的爆发而积蓄着巨大的能量。主人公凭借自己的聪明才智给监狱长洗钱而受到重用，而后又坚持每周给监狱上级写信，要求拨款在监狱建图书馆。在坚持了几年的每周写信后，监狱上级终于同意拨款建图书馆。就这样，主人公一步一步，悄无声息的实施着自己的计划，终于在一个雷雨交加的黑夜，主人公终于冲破了监禁他20年的监狱.。当监狱长看到那幅画底下的那个大窟窿时，一切都真相大白了。观众无不为主人公的聪明智慧所折服，真是大快人心!

20年的时间足以摧毁一个人的意志，消磨一个人的耐心。但是，影片中主人公却没有被时间所摧毁，却显示出了更强的生命斗志。当人处于逆境中时，人的潜能到底有多大，谁也不知道。但是，当你对生命和自由有强烈的渴望和追求时，积聚在你内心深处的巨大潜能就会迸发出来，这就是生命的力量，让我们向生命致敬!

From a first grade to now, I most respected teacher is teaching us Chinese teacher David, David teacher long is very beautiful, she is a tall, thin, curved eyebrows under have a pair of intense big eyes, her smile will show two sweet dimples, appear very cordial. She is not only lively and interesting in class, but also strict in our study. I like her very much.

Teacher Davids lectures are lively and interesting, and each class is immersed in a happy atmosphere. Sometimes David teacher give us face turned red when content is excited, the students all listened with relish, sometimes, the teacher let us arranging, play according to the content of the text will make her rich expression, funny action, yinde classmates laughed, each lesson we all spent in happy learning.

Teacher David is very strict with us. Once, my homework was almost finished, and there were only a few words left. I managed to cope with the past. The next day, the homework was sent down, and I looked at it and said, "is this like a word written by a serious student?" I was so sorry to see other students who got full marks. In the evening, I read a word in a word and actually wrote the homework. When the homework was sent back, it was 100 plus star! I am very happy, deeply realized that it is the teachers little drops of my request to me to make continuous progress!

Not only did miss David strictly request us, but she also cared for and loved us, and sometimes played with us like friends. I was very happy to have such a teacher. When I grow up, I will be a good teacher like David.

我最喜欢的运动员 My Favorite Player

I like to play basketball very much. I will ask my friends to play match every week. Yao Ming is my favorite basketball player. He is so great, he not only plays so well, but also has the fans from all around the world. I fall in love with basketball because of Yao. Though he is retired, he is still the great idol in my heart.

我很喜欢打篮球。我每周都会叫上朋友去打比赛。姚明是我最喜欢的篮球运动员。他很伟大，不仅篮球打得好，而且在全世界都有粉丝。我喜欢上篮球也是由于姚。虽然他已经退役了，但是他在我心中仍然是最伟大的偶像。

[我最喜欢的运动员英文作文

【范文】My favorite animals are swans.they are white.they can swim very well.I think they look like a beautiful girl in a white dress.they have a pair of wings and they can also fly well.I believe they are angles from the sky.they bring us love and make us happy.they are always friendly to us.We cant hurt them,because they are our friend.I love them!I like dogs,too.they are not beautiful,but they are the best friends.they keep the thieves away.Dogs have the best listening and eyes.they can hear in the nosiy,see in the dark.If we are in danger,they will help us at once.And they dont mind their lives.So,I love them.

【翻译】

我最喜欢的动物是swans.they是白色可以游得很好。我认为他们看起来像一个白色dress.they美丽的女孩，有一双翅膀，也能飞的很好。我相信他们是从他们的角度给我们的爱让我们很幸福。一直对我们很友好。我们不能伤害它们，因为他们是我们的朋友。我爱他们!我喜欢狗，它们虽然不是很漂亮，但他们是最好的朋友把小偷吓跑了。狗有最好的听力和眼睛能听到的喧嚣，在黑暗中看到。如果我们有危险，他们会立刻来帮助我们。他们不介意他们的生活。所以，我爱他们。

Frankly,my dear, I dont give a damn.

坦白的说，亲爱的，我一点也不在乎。《乱世佳人》

Im goig to make him an offer he cant refuse.

我会给他点好处，他无法拒绝。《教父》

Heres looking at you,kid.

就看你的了，孩子。《卡撒布兰卡

Go ahead, make my day.

来吧，让我也高兴高兴。《拨云见日》

Theres no place like home.

没有一个地方可以和家相提并论。《绿野仙踪》

Im king of the world!

我是世界之王!《泰坦尼克号》

Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.

世界上有那么多的城镇，城镇中有那么多酒馆，她却走进了我的酒馆。《卡撒布兰卡》

Well, nobodys perfect.

人无完人。《热情似火》

[COLOR=green]You dont understand!I coulda had class.I coulda been a contender.I couldve been somebody,instead of a bum,which is what I am.

你根本 不能明白!我本可以获得社会地位，我本可以是个竞争者，我本可以是个有头有脸的人，而不是一个毫无价值的游民!《码头风云》

Toto,Ive got a feeling were not in Kansas anymore.

托托，我想我们再也会不去堪撒斯了。《绿野仙踪》

All right,Mr.DeMille,Im ready fir my close-up.

好了，德米勒先生，我已经准备好拍摄我得特写镜头了。《日落大道》

May the Force be with you.

源原力与你同在。《星球大战》

Fasten your seatbelts.Its going to be a bumpy night.

紧紧极好你的安全带，这将是一个颠簸的夜晚。《彗星美人》

You talking to me?

你是在和我说话么?《出租车司机》

Made it,Ma!Top of the world!

好好去做吧，站在世界之巅!《歼匪喋血战》

Im mad as hell,and Im not going to take this anymore!

我疯狂的如同地狱中的恶魔，我不会在这样继续下去了!《电视台风云》

Louis,I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship。

路易斯，我认为这是一段美好友谊的开始。《卡撒布兰卡》

I am big!Its the picture that got small.

我是巨大的!是那些照片让我变得渺小了。《日落大道》

Show me the money

让我看到钱!《甜心先生》

we stand alone,together

我们孤胆,我们并肩.《兄弟连》

Love means never having to say youre sorrry.

爱就是永远不必说对不起。《爱情故事》

Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.You never know what youre gonna get.

妈妈说生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远都不知道你会得到什么。《阿甘正传》

There is no crying in baseball.

在棒球运动中没有哭泣!《红粉联盟》

A boys best friend is his mother.

一个男孩最好的朋友是他的母亲。《惊魂记》

Keep your friends close,but your enemies closer.

亲近你的朋友，但更要亲近你的敌人。《教父》

Listen to them.Children of the night.What music they make.

快点来听!黑夜中孩子的声音是他们缔造的美妙音乐。《吸血鬼》

My favorite movie is "leaf asked." it in the description of the year when the war gone with China, leaf asked is a pure passion for martial arts, the pursuit of the freedom of wu chi, full of hatred and the great age of tragedy is not in his vision, he only focused on the dedication and passion for martial arts. However, for the love of nation and the spirit of martial arts obtain, leaf asked step by step out of the limitations of wu chi, than ask of yourself in a big fast dripping wet, shoulder the revitalization of the Chinese flag.

The film made me understand that no matter what to do, all want to stick to it, even if only a glimmer of hope, also cannot shoes tied knot - refers to fall by the wayside, dont lost. The leaf asked, in the movie is my favorite person, because he can in order to carry forward the Chinese martial arts, even if be compelled to desperate, will struggle with the western people in the end, his persistence and determination, let me forget.

我最喜欢的一部电影是《叶问》,它在描述当年正值战祸乱世的中国,叶问是一名单纯醉心武术,追求于自由的武痴,充满仇恨和悲剧的大时代并不在他的视野当中,他只专注于对武术的执着与热情.然而,出于对民族的热爱和对武术精神的不 断参悟,叶问一步步走出武痴的局限,在一场大快淋漓的自我比拚中,扛起振兴中华的大旗.

这部电影让我了解到,不管做什么事,都要坚持到底,即使只有一丝希望,也不能扎鞋栓绳结-指半途而废,才不会前功尽弃.电影中的叶问,是我最欣赏的人,因为他可以为了发扬中国武术,即使被逼到走投无路,也会跟西洋人拚到最后,他的坚持与决心,让我刻骨铭心.

I like the small animal is a kitten, the kittens hair white, the eyes are blue, very lovely. Sometimes, he would be happy to run your feet gently scratch you, if you take his next time wool ball he will bite you in the past.

Remember once I was playing with him, came to a child accidentally stepped on cats tail, the cat let out a cry meow, then ran without a trace. I look for the cat or no sign, Im so lost, is lost when I saw the cat, and other cat to share her love of wool ball they like to play football you passed me a few kitten I preach a you they had a good time.

Cat back home Ill give he took a quick shower and I carried her to the sun in the sun.

This is what I like small animals.

Everyone knows that Meryl Streep is the high priestess of drama, but she never gets enough credit for her comedy skills. That should change with The Devil Wears Prada, a sinfully funny, deliciously glossy take on the 2003 best seller by Lauren Weisberger, who denies writing it as a poison-pen letter to her former boss, Vogue editor Anna Wintour. The names have been changed, of course, to ward off lawsuits. Stepping up to the plate as imperious fashion editor Miranda Priestly, Streep knocks every laugh out of the park. More remarkably, she humanizes a character who was little more than a bitch in Manolos on the page.

Streep teams up hilariously with Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, the "smart fat girl" (shes a mere size 6) who applies for the job as Mirandas junior assistant at Runway magazine. Andy, a journalism major at Northwestern, had her eye on The New Yorker, but is told that if she can run the gantlet of Miranda for a year, there is no publishing Everest she cant climb. Before you can say "makeover,"Andy is transformed from a gawky giraffe into a swan who can trade up in lovers -- from sweet chef (Adrian Grenier) to literary stud (Simon Baker) -- and from cotton blends to chicest of Valentino, Chanel, Donna Karan, Bill Blass, Galliano and Prada. Guys who know squat about labels can take pleasure in the uberbabes wearing the threads.

Director David Frankel makes expert use of the light touch he brought to HBOs Entourage and Sex and the City. And screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna leeches out the books malice in favor of wicked sass. Does the movie bite the fashion hand that feeds it? You bet. But it also pays due respect to the artful details turning the wheels of an industry that only seems frivolous. Theres no doubt Andy learns much from watching Miranda at work, even with all the insults and fools errands. The script tries to paint Miranda into a corner -- the lonely careerist who cant keep a husband or find personal happiness -- but Streep wont wallow in the cliches of victimhood. In a party of a movie, her performance is a comic and dramatic tour de force. comic and dramatic tour de force.

本影片在没有冰河时代那种有搞笑和赏心悦目也没有那种惊奇的搞怪夸张幻想在里面，只是很似人的故事情感的塑造了一个人物的思想和被改变到最后的为了救罗素和kevin和查尔斯的战斗让故事有了一个很好的体现人的性情和理想愿望等。他在为了完成心爱人的愿望将他们的房子放到天堂瀑布不懈努力坚强执着一定要将这件事做完而放弃了kevin被查尔斯抓走而为了房子放弃营救，看出他心里情绪是多么在乎他妻子的愿望不为过之后，看了妻子留给他的……而想通。之后他在回想到与罗素、kevin和狗的生活，这些让他感受到了朋友的重要。他就马上行动去救罗素。他就把所有房子里的东西让自己……在有失去房子他那时的心里和最后罗素坐在房子旁数车的色彩，说明人物已经从过去的悲伤中走了出来，这里可以体现整部片子的人物生活性情的改变，说明我们现实也许要……

One day,my mother bought two little rabbits for me.I’m very happy.From that on,the two little rabbits became my good

One day,my mother bought two little rabbits for me.I’m very happy.

From that on,the two little rabbits became my good friends.they have two little ears,red eyes,with white and fat boby.they’re marvellous.

Everyday,they play with each other happily.One day,I couldn’t find them.I asked my mother:”Where are they?” My mother told me that She didn’t know.At last,I found them in the grass.they were very dirty.I was angry,but when I looked at their lovely faces,I was happy again.

I love my little rabbits,and they love me.they are my good friends forever.

When it comes to spy thrillers, Tony Gilroy knows the game. The formula for a crackling entry into this genre is simple enough: keep the action moving and the twists coming, then engage in one late innings sleight of hand that pulls the rug out from under everything. Gilroy, with an adroitness Hitchcock might admire, works admirably in this arena, turning in a screenplay thats more diabolical and pulpy than his convoluted directorial debut, Michael Clayton, but no less fun. He maximizes his assets, and considering the wattage of his stars, they are considerable. Although one could not consider the plot for Duplicity to be air-tight, the holes are small enough for things to remain afloat until after the proceedings have ended. A post-movie dissection on the way home in the car will reveal some obvious plotting problems.

我特别讨厌这种言情偶像剧式的电影，更讨厌去电影院看。我觉得平板上看的效果也差不多。

我看这部电影的主要原因是因为，陈绮贞的歌唱得很好听。但其实词写得一般。歌名更恶心。

次要原因是金城武。

再次要是票价很便宜。

不出意外，电影是烂的。

出人意外，烂的如此彻底。

全程没有一个点，一句台词，能让我有所触动，记忆犹新。

我听到好多人在笑，但是，我真的一点都不想笑。

所有剧情都那么幼稚，情节设定也很老套和弱智。一句话概括，就是霸道总裁，爱上平凡的女厨头。相爱的理由也超级牵强。

即使是金城武，我也无法爱上那样霸道总裁的人设。我只觉得那是一个特别夸张化的缩影。没有人会对食物有那么深的执念和那么苛刻的要求。没有人会随意住到一个异性家的沙发里去。没有人能保持永远一个人吃饭，尤其是一个商人。

然后我特别讨厌周冬雨。周冬雨是很年轻，可我不喜欢她所营造的少女感。她的少女感，是无知，是过分，是幼稚，是没有礼貌。少女感，不应该是这样的。

这也可能是因为我之前看过某个综艺节目，对她的印象超级差。

我喜欢《听见》里面，陈意涵塑造的妹妹的角色。那种才叫少女感。经历过苦难，还能以年轻阳光的心态，迎接每一天。

如果说以《摆渡人》的烂，算是行业标准的话。那么《喜欢你》这部电影还有一下几点可取之处。

1.台词没有矫情到让人作呕。

2.用美食制作教程的打光和调色手法，包括部分美食画面，来掩盖这部烂片的本质，算是有点效果。

但依然不影响，它就是烂片吧。我不知道这个电影，作为爱情片，他想传达给观众什么东西。

唉，真的很难碰到像《那些年》那样，普普通通，却真的感人的爱情电影，让人感念青春的遗憾进而美好。

如果，没有《那些年》那么青春，那像《北京遇上西雅图》第一部那样，传达一种还比较让人能接受的成年人爱情观和世界观，也不错。

而，这部电影，我真的不知道它像表达什么。

I love movies so much that I spend most of my spare time on watching them. Particularly, its useful to improve my English learning with the aid of foreign movies. Among so many films I have seen, the one I like best is High School Musical. It tells the stories about two high school juniors from rival cliques – Troy Bolton, captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, a beautiful and shy transfer student who is a hard working girl. As the hero and heroine, they try out for the leading parts in their high school musical. In this process, a series of affairs happened, but in the end, the musical performance achieves great success and the teenage couple----Troy and Gabriella fall in love with each other. It’s totally a happy ending. I like this movie because it shows the colorful and amazing high school life, which fascinates me so much. Besides, everyone loves happy ending of love story.

我喜欢电影，平时有时间的时候我一般都是看电影。特别是借助看外国电影有利于促进我的英语学习。在我所看过的电影中，我最喜欢的是《歌舞青春》。这部电影讲述了两个高中生的故事——学校篮球队的队长Troy Bolton和性格害羞、长相甜美、成绩优异的新生Gabriella Montez，这两位男女主人公一起为主演学校的音乐剧而努力不懈。在这个过程中，发生了一系列事件，而最终，音乐剧获得了成功，他们之间也碰撞出了爱的火花，完美落幕。我喜欢这部电影是因为电影中展现的高中生活丰富多彩、奇妙无比，让我十分着迷。再者，有谁不喜欢爱情故事的大圆满结局呢。

My Favorite Holiday

我最喜欢的节日

My favorite holiday is New Year. It is a very important festival in Chinese culture. In fact, its the highlight of the year. Everyone returns home for a family reunion. We have a big feast and chat about all the things that have happened in our lives. People also visit each other. We exchange gifts and good wishes for the next year.

我最喜欢的节日是新年。在中国文化中，新年是一个非常重要的节日。事实上，它是一年中最好的（日子）。每个人都回家与家人团聚。我们有一个比较大的盛会并且（与他人）畅聊所有发生在我们生活中的事。人们总是互相拜访。我们交换礼物和来年的祝福。

New Year is especially fun for kids. Thats because we get

presents and treats, including red envelopes filled with money. But we never forget that this holiday is a time to give thanks. We feel grateful for our family and the things that we have. Finally, we think about the future and the great year ahead. 对孩子来说，新年是一个特别快乐（的日子）。因为我们可以得到礼物和乐趣，这其中就包括红包。但我们从未忘记新年是一个给予（他人）感恩的日子。我们对家人以及拥有的事物感恩。最后，我们考虑未来和美好的新一年。

my favourite sport

good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. it’s my great pleasure to be here sharing my speech with you. today my topic is my favourite sport.

look at my healthy skin , oh! can you guess which sport i like best? yes,its swimming !thats why i look so handsome.

when i was only 5 years old, i began to learn how to swim and i like it. i think swimming is an interesting sport and its exciting. its also a good way to keep fit .

every summer, i go to swimming school . my parents say i’ll have a good health if i insist swimming in a right way. and i can grow taller if i go to swim often. so i always ask my coach some questions on swimming and he always helps me a lot. i can swim so well and i can swim breaststroke, backstroke and freestyle.

if you also like swimming, join me!

thank you!

我最喜欢的运动

下午好,女士们,先生们。我很高兴能在这里与你分享我的演讲。今天我演讲的主题是我最喜欢的运动。

看我的健康的肤色,哦!你能猜出我最喜欢哪项运动?是的,这是游泳!这就是为什么我看起来很帅。

当我只有5岁的时候,我开始学习如何游泳,我喜欢它。我认为游泳是一个有趣的运动,这是令人兴奋的。这也是一个很好的方式来保持健康。

每年夏天,我就去游泳学校。

[英文作文之我喜欢运动

Film Review of Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a famous classic written by Jane Austen. I was attracted by the characters and plots of the film adapted from the novel.

Elizabeth is the heroine of the story. When she meets Darcy, a handsome, rich but arrogant man, on the party for the first time, she is dissatisfied with the proud manner of Darcy. Darcy looks down on those who are in a lower social class,

including Elizabeth. However, after getting to know the courage, independence and confidence of Elizabeth, he almost falls in love with her. But Elizabeth believes the lies of Wickham which causes her great prejudice to Darcy. She rejects Darcy’s propose marriage to protect her self-respect. Finally, Darcy goes away because he couldn’t tolerate Elizabeth’s sisters’ vulgar manners. He writes a long letter to explain his thoughts and love to Elizabeth. After reading it, Elizabeth feels guilty about

misjudging Darcy and regrets turning him down. As time goes away, Darcy gradually improves his pride and keeps helping Elizabeth’s family out from troubles. At last, Elizabeth removes the prejudice to Darcy and accepts his propose marriage.

From the film I learn that we can’t judge a man immediately by the first impression. If we are controlled by our subjective senses, it will easy cause prejudice and

misunderstanding and probably influent the developments of many events. To avoid this situation, we need more communication to understand others deeply by ourselves.

A review of the Pursuit of Happiness

“The Pursuit of Happyness” was released on the 15th of December 2006. It is a dramatic story based on a biography of Chris Gardner’s nearly one-year struggle with homelessness. Directed by Gabrielle Muccino, the film stars Will Smith as Chris Gardner, and co-stars Jaden Smith playing Chris’ son, Christopher Jr. For Will Smith’s performance in the film, he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Actor. The ‘different’ spelling of the title, ‘Happyness’ is seen by Chris Gardner on the building outside the play centre is son attends, which Chris reminds the owners of the building multiple times that it is spelt with an ‘I’.

The film shows us the struggles Chris Gardner has with homelessness. He is bankrupt because he invested his life savings in portable bone-density scanners, which he thought hospitals would be interested in buying, but in the end hardly any doctors wanted one, as they considered it an ‘expensive luxury’. During the struggles, his wife Linda leaves to go to New York and Chris and his son are left in San Francisco with no income and living in a motel. Chris sees interest in become a stockbroker, but to become one he has to go through an internship. Meanwhile, Chris and his son are evicted because they can’t pay rent, and they are forced to go to a homeless shelter, and even one night had to sleep in the bathroom of the underground rail system. During his internship, he never once mentions his financial struggles and at one point he is asked to give one of his bosses 5 dollars for a cab, a sum that he can’t afford. After an intense six months, Chris is taken into the bosses’ office, and is offered a job as a stockbroker, the final scene shows him being in unbelief of the position he was offered and showing his happiness and gratefulness for the opportunity, Chris realises that his financial struggles are over as he now has a job with a regular income.

Christ was unfortunate, for he got a wife who was not understandable at all (though she has her own difficulties) and was in bad luck with his business. But he was very fortunate also, for he got a son who was very thoughtful and, I think, tough life experiences always make a great person. It is said that this movie is inspired by a true story, and I want to say, this movie does inspire me a lot. What impressed me most are: Christ’s wife left him because of life pressure; Christ’s love to his son and Christ’s strong belief towards life. Through these, I know that it is not easy to be a good husband and a good Papa, since in reality, only love cannot only make everything. And I also learn that one has to strongly believe in himself, no matter how difficult the situation is, but of course, hard-working is indispensable.

"Harry Potter and theHalf-Blood Prince" — The sixth movie in J.K. Rowlings fantasy series about the young wizard is the franchises best so far, blending rich drama and easy camaraderie among the actors with the visual spectacle that until now has been the real star.

The hocus-pocus of it all nearly takes a back seat to the story and characters this time, and the film is the better for that, brimming with authentic people and honest interaction — hormonal teens bonding with great humor, heartache that will resonate with anyone who remembers the pangs of first love. The movie escalates the peril for Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his best pals, Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), while giving the threesome that first collaborated as prepubescent kids their best platform yet to show their maturing acting chops.

Director David Yates, who made the fifth film and is doing the final two, stays true to the Rowling recipe yet infuses it with a freshness and energy that make it seem like a new start, not the stale old chapter six it could have been. Harrys main challenge this time involves an assignment from headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) to retrieve a critical memory that a new teacher (Jim Broadbent) possesses about the evil Lord Voldemort.

Along with the splendid visuals, the movie offers stirring support from Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane and other co-stars. PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality. 153 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.