David Yates — who directed this and the previous two Harry Potters and also helmed the final chapter, due in summer, 2011 — has established a
consistent and pleasing, if not wildly innovative, style: a color
palette of
muted blues and grays, a rhythm that alternates soothingly between frenetic battle sequences and tea - sipping exposition.
The colors in its 1.78:1 widescreen transfer and 1080p treatment are
consistent, but with a flushed - out
palette and more
muted hues that eschew loud primary colors (a marker of later in the decade) and underscore the suburban ennui, which in turn stands in stark contrast to the high stakes of its spy games.