Originally written for Exclaim!
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As a profound fan of the Harry Potter series, I have a difficult relationship with the films. On one hand, I crave them, as they satisfy the hunger for fiction that only truly great series inspire. But, on the other, while there are moments that are completely perfect, others couldn’t be more flawed. Deathly Hallows: Part. 2 is, like all the Potter movies, simultaneously intensely satisfying and deeply problematic.
As the second half of what is essentially a single film, Deathly Hallows: Part. 2 opens in medias res, with …