I specially liked when he told Harry that he was proud to be his parents' son - I thought that was a really nice moment.

Its potential was unrealised for me. Dan and Matthew act really well together but it just went by SO quickly. If the camera had lingered for couple more seconds during the build up and at the end of the scene, the emotional impact would have been greater. The editing was my biggest beef with the film, actually (as well as some cheesy lines that seemed out of place). My favourite scenes were where they managed to slow the breakneck speed down a little - like Grawp - and normally I loathe the endless CGI sequences. I'm a bit of film geek, so I'm quite critical when I feel like opportunites have been squandered. This could have been a GREAT film and I think that's why I felt relatively let down by it. And I HATED the Big brother-ish personality cult of Cornelius Fudge - it completely muddled the political message of the story. Grr. I expected more from someone who'd directed a well-received series like State of Play (although I haven't actually seen it). Mind you, I've heard that the Girl in the Café is nauseatingly naive as well, so maybe I shouldn't have had such high expectations.

/rant