She's a strict disciplinarian who's soon issuing a plethora of decrees that restrict the students - including stopping them from practicing magic - while also putting school leaders Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall (MAGGIE SMITH) on notice. More troubles are afoot, however, and they extend beyond Harry's rival classmate, Draco Malfoy (TOM FELTON).įor starters, a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher has arrived in the form of Dolores Umbridge (IMELDA STAUNTON). They're concerned about Harry's growing inner turmoil and angst, while new and somewhat ethereal student Luna Lovegood (EVANNA LYNCH) befriends him, and Cho Chang (KATIE LEUNG) continues to draw his romantic eye. That is, except for longtime friends Ron Weasley (RUPERT GRINT) and Hermione Granger (EMMA WATSON). While head instructor Professor Dumbledore (MICHAEL GAMBON) successfully defends Harry in front of a Ministry hearing held by Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge (ROBERT HARDY), the teenage wizard ends up with a tarnished reputation among his classmates. PLOT: Having broken the rules about using magic in front of "muggles" by saving his bullying cousin Dudley (HARRY MELLING) from an unusual attack by soul sucking fiends known as dementors, Harry Potter (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) learns that he's been expelled from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. QUICK TAKE: Drama/Adventure: A teenage wizard must contend with changes at his school all while trying to get everyone to believe in and prepare for the return of a dangerous entity in this fifth installment of the "Harry Potter" series.
(2007) (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson) (PG-13)
"HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX"