I also saw the midnight showing, and I thought that it was perhaps the fact that I had had a long day that I thought the movie was incredibly rushed. I felt that they were doing a very poor job of explaining events, and that the director could have greatly improved the flow. The Goblet of Fire was rushed as well, though not this bad. If I hadn't read the book, I fear much of the movie would have been very confusing. Not that I could have done better, but I would have tried.

For what it was, it was nice to see the book played out, and I like it because it's a harry potter movie. As far as the "cinematic" quality, unfortunately, this one wasn't so hot.