Philip Womack in '' The Daily Telegraph '' commented , " This is monumental cinema , awash with gorgeous tones , and carrying an ultimate message that will resonate with every viewer , young or old : there is darkness in all of us , but we can overcome it . " He further expressed that David Yates " transmutes the book into a genuinely terrifying spectacle . " Another review was released on the same day from '' Evening Standard '' , who rated the film 4 out of 5 and stated " Millions of children , parents , and those who should know better wo n't need reminding what a Horcrux is – and director David Yates does not let them down . In fact , in some ways , he helps make up for the shortcomings of the final book . " The '' Daily Express '' remarked that the film showcases " a terrifying showdown that easily equals '' Lord of the Rings '' or '' Star Wars '' in terms of a dramatic and memorable battle between good and evil . " Roger Ebert of the '' Chicago Sun-Times '' gave the film three and a half out of four and said , " The finale conjures up enough awe and solemnity to serve as an appropriate finale and a dramatic contrast to the lighthearted ( relative ) innocence of '' Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone '' all those magical years ago . " Mark Kermode from the BBC said that the film is a " pretty solid and ambitious adaptation of a very complex book " , but he criticised the post-converted 3D . Christy Lemire of the Associated Press gave the film three and a half out of four and said " While '' Deathly Hallows : Part 2 '' offers long-promised answers , it also dares to pose some eternal questions , and it 'll stay with you after the final chapter has closed . " Richard Roeper , also from the '' Chicago Sun-Times '' , gave the film an A rating and said that " this is a masterful and worthy final chapter in one of the best franchises ever put to film . " In one of the few negative reviews , Brian Gibson of '' Vue Weekly '' described the film as " deadly dull " and a " visual overstatement " . Other reviews criticised the decision to split the novel into two cinematic parts , with Ben Mortimer of '' The Daily Telegraph '' writing " '' Deathly Hallows – Part 2 '' is n't a film . It 's HALF a film ... it 's going to feel somewhat emotionless . " Other critics wrote of the film 's runtime ; Alonso Duralde from '' The Wrap '' said , " If there 's one substantial flaw to the film , it 's that this cavalcade of people and places and objects can barely fit in the 130-minute running time . " Rebecca Gillie from '' The Oxford Student '' gave the film two out of five and wrote , " at the end of the film there is nothing that stays with you once you 've left the cinema . " The film won a number of accolades and nominations . '' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 '' was nominated for Best Art Direction , Best Makeup , and Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards . At the 65th BAFTA awards , the film won the Best Visual Effects award , and was nominated in the Best Sound , Best Production Design and Best Make-up and Hair categories
84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2