Agreed with Chas except that I'm not really concerned with how faithful they are to all of those scenes in the book as much as I am keeping the narrative going which they didn't do very well in this film.
Like some of the previous installments, this film suffers from AWFUL pacing problems. There are at least 2 moments where you're pretty sure the film should be over, and then it goes on for another 45 minutes...just to end on a cliffhanger. That's quite a let down.
This is why I wasn't a fan of splitting this up into 2 parts. The first part is going to be mostly set up and no resolution. The problem is they introduced two MacGuffins and at two opposite ends of the film. At first you're thinking, OK it's about getting rid of those Horcruxes...and then you're left with...Oh, now there's a wand too?
The Deathly Hallows should've actually been referenced in the beginning. It felt tacked on to be placed where it was; and so did Dobby's presence.
The film looked fine, and Rupert Grint is easily the best actor in this series as far as the kids go. But there were a lot of scenes that went nowhere, a lot of establishing shots that weren't necessary, and too many climaxes that aren't built up well enough.
And even though in the books it's fine because you can casually keep referencing them, there are TOO many damn NAMES thrown around in this series to keep track of. They're always long, hardly memorable, and tossed around as if you're supposed to know what their importance is.
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