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REVIEWS | Issue: "When the base cracks" July 21, 2007

Movies

The plot thins

The latest Harry Potter movie has flash and fans but less fireworks as a story | John Dawson

Behold the power of the franchise. Perhaps Harry Potter's greatest spell of all is his enchantment over legions of fans. Many donned robes, wielded wands, and put on wire-rimmed novelty glasses to see the film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (rated PG-13), fifth in the seven-part series.

However Rowling accomplished her enchantment over fans, the power of her franchise can't be minimized. The book version of Order of the Phoenix sold around 55 million copies worldwide. The last Potter film grossed $892 million worldwide—a figure set to be broken by Order of the Phoenix, a more entertaining, if stagnant, film that tracks young wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) as he deals with looming threats while attending his fifth year at Hogwarts, a magical boarding school for apprentice witches and wizards.

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July 21, 2007, Vol. 22, No. 26

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