A test audience who reportedly saw an early screening of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince which will be on cinemas in July are crying bloody murder. Well, not really. But they’re reportedly underwhelmed and disappointed with the film’s focus on romance.
The test audience were shown the film at a secret screening in Chicago, where previous Potter movies have also been tested.
But the reaction to the latest film shows the boy wizard’s adventures may be losing their magic.
‘The problem with all of this romance is All of This Romance. It dominates the movie, drawing our focus away not only from major plot points – which fall disastrously through the cracks – but also deters the mood,’ wrote one anonymous reviewer on a movie blog.
Another reviewer complained about the missing scenes.
In the book, Harry has a series of memories that help him fight his enemy Voldemort, but these have been cut to just three in the film.
‘Why is it that the filmmakers decided it was more important to focus on teenage love rather than what are inarguably critical plot points?’ ranted the reviewer. [Source]
Uh. Uh. The buzz is definitely not good. And unless the producers fix the movie with a wave of their wand, they run the risk of really disappointing Harry Potter fans.
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