Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Just saw it. I don't read the books, so I can't compare nor do I care about inconsistencies with the books to be honest. However, the third movie, Prisoner of Azkhaban, still trounces this film. That is my favorite because the story and action were tight - there was no "dead space." I thought there was a ton of dead space in this film. It was brooding for brooding's sake; it wasn't leading anywhere in the end. For all the build-up to preparations for an attack on Hogwarts, I was extremely disappointed with what little action there was.

There is at least twice the action in the whirlwind ending of the third movie than this film. Also, the fourth film had just enough action due to the contest which kept the pace up and provided ample opportunity for action and conflict. The fourth film also had more action than OotP.

I did enjoy the film, and it provided us with many more answers than we knew before, but for a film titled "Order of the Phoenix" I was left wanting to see more of that order than the few minutes provided in the film...

Jam it back in, in the dark.