As the turn of the century was headed for the world, numerous things made the experience of entering into the new millennium all the more memorable and fun to reminisce about. One such thing was the appearance of the Harry Potter franchise written by J.K Rowling. The fictional fantasy adventure quickly gained momentum and became an overnight global sensation.
And to this day, the literary works along with the cinematic franchise and everything else that the $25 Billion franchise has to offer, are still able to mesmerize the larger public in some arcane yet magical way. But when we come to the cinema side of things, Daniel Radcliffe, the star who played the titular protagonist, revealed that he wholeheartedly dislikes one of the films that he shot for the franchise.
Daniel Radcliffe Hates His Performance In Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
While the entire world seemed to be infatuated with the Harry Potter franchise for the better part of the previous decade and the one before it, the love and admiration of the public was the by-product of the hyper-successful Harry Potter film franchise by Warner Bros. And depicting the legendary boy wizard was Daniel Radcliffe, who is still considered to be an exceptional star for every single one of his performances over eight films. But it seems like there’s one film that he didn’t quite enjoy.
You may also like: “Oh, wow, you’re really doing this”: Daniel Radcliffe Confessed He Enjoyed Working With Sandra Bullock More Than His Harry Potter Co-Stars
In a previous interview, the star revealed that he does enjoy every film he did for the franchise, the reason why he hates the sixth installment in the series is that he critically reviewed himself, and realized that his performance was very lackluster by his standards in that particular film, which has lead him to hate the movie because he couldn’t give it his all. He said:
“My acting is very one-note and I can see I got complacent and what I was trying to do just didn’t come across. My best film is the fifth one because I can see a progression. And that’s why it’s hard to watch a film like Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Because I’m just not very good in it. I hate it.”
But while this might be the main reason why he hates this particular film, there are other reasons to hate this film as well, especially when it contains the death of one of the most beloved characters of the series.
You may also like: Harry Potter Star Daniel Radcliffe Enjoyed Making Japanese Schoolgirl Lose Her Consciousness: “You gotta enjoy that stuff”
The Death Of Professor Dumbledore In The Film Was Heartbreaking
While the entire film was a roller coaster of emotions for the audience, the death of Albus Dumbledore came as one of the most saddening and heart-wrenching moments in the entire film. The premise of the whole scene is quite hard to watch as we see Severus Snape, one of the students that Dumbledore admired and vice versa, take the life of his teacher with an unspoken goodbye.
You may also like: “I avoid ever watching them”: Despite $95.6M Payday, Daniel Radcliffe Hates Watching Harry Potter Movies – “My heart dies a little bit every time I hear it as a ringtone”
The Harry Potter Series, all parts now streaming on HBO Max.
Source: Daily Mail
