Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Another change of director to David Yates and change of screenplay writer to Michael Goldenberg sees the return of the popular wizard franchise. No one believes Harry and Dumbledore that Lord Voldemort has returned so they end up butting heads with the establishment.
This adaptation actually feels a lot more complete than the previous one and works much better as a self contained film. Again we see the characters are growing up and the film takes a shift towards a darker tone which certainly is an improvement as well. You can definitely see the influence of Dahl and to an extent Gilliam in the way that bureaucracy is unleashed on Hogwarts. The one down side to this film is that it does feel like the major character death is dealt with pretty weakly and does not have a big enough dramatic impact.
4/5
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