I still think Cuaron made the breakthrough; Columbus was really doing hackwork with the first two, I thought. But Yates has the look and the feel of it dead-on, and if nothing else, HBP was a very good-looking film.

I wasn't that impressed with HBP, to be honest — too much of the plot was condensed, and in particular there wasn't enough of the actual 'who is the prince' mystery. Jim Broadbent, Alan Rickman and Tom Felton were really good, though. And I know what you mean about Bellatrix.