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The movie version of the seventh and last book in J.K. Rowling's series was devided up into two parts - with the first released on November 19, 2010 and the second part released on July 15, 2011.

The reviews for the final and most "satisfying" of the total eight films released in the series,were everything the fans (and producers) were hoping for...

Released on July 15, 2011, the culmination of the movie series that was watched by a generation of Harry Potter fans -- was both bittersweet and triumphant:

Daily Mail UK: "Really, the entire series of Potter books and motion pictures has been leading us to this final showdown between Harry and Voldemort. It could easily have been a letdown. But the fight here between good and evil is more than satisfying. It's thrilling."

Times of India: "The high point of the finale is the all-pervasive presence of Lord Voldemort and the high voltage encounters between the evil wizard and Harry Potter. If Daniel Radcliffe creates one of the most credible young heroes of cinema -- both poignant and brave -- then Fiennes lends a dignity and a terror to his unbridled portrayal of evil."

New York Times: "Childhood ends, this time forever, with tears and howls, swirls of smoke, the shock of mortality and bittersweet smiles in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the grave, deeply satisfying final movie in the series."

Chicago Sun-Times: "This movie is impressively staged, the dialogue is given proper weight and not hurried through, there are surprises which, in hindsight, seem fair enough, and "Harry Potter" now possesses an end that befits the most profitable series in movie history."

Hollywood Reporter: "An outstanding capper to the most lucrative film franchise of all time."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie cast

For the record: Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson), Ron (Rupert Grint) Neville (Matthew Lewis) were all confirmed early on for the seventh film. Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), everyone's favorite bad boy, along with Michael Gambon (Professor Albus Dumbledore), Maggie Smith (Professor Minerva McGonagall), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) Brendan Gleeson (Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody) and Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) also reprised their roles for the final filming.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie plot

Based on the seventh book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling, the saga finds Harry, Ron and Hermione away from the safety of Hogwarts and plunged into the strange world of the Muggles (humans).

Pursued by Death Eaters and other mad minions of the evil Lord Voldemort, our heroes see battle lines drawn that clearly threaten to shift the entire wizarding world to the dark side — as Part 1 led into the final showdown in Part 2.

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