Weird Adaptation

Rating: 4/10 (20 November 2005)

Adapting such a large book into one movie must have been difficult, but I think it could have been much better. The Tournament and Harry and Ron fighting pretty much filled the entire movie. Narrative structure was missing; I would never anticipate or understand the ending if I hadn't read the books. Also a lot of weird directorial decisions; some shots were so dark it was difficult to tell which character was which. Also confusing was why every scene with Hermione and Harry seemed shot to make it seem like Hermione is in love with Harry, which readers should dispute. I was also confused by some sexual comments, which are not part of the book. Hogwarts seemed more like a high school with magic wands than a wizarding school. Overall I was disappointed by how much of the story was missing and more by how the spirit of the story was missing.