Great tournament action

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2013)

This is the fourth in the Harry Potter franchise, and it's under new management once again. This time the director is Mike Newell who did 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'. There is a lot of material to stuff into this one. One of the problem is that the books are getting thicker and thicker. The fourth book is almost three times as long as the first book. A lot of it seems rushed and skipped over.
Lord Voldemort supporters called 'Death Eaters' are bolder than ever. They disrupt the Quidditch World Cup Final. When school restarts, Hogwarts holds the Triwizard Tournament pitting three schools against each other.
The tournament action is compelling and exciting. That's the heart of this movie. There is more teenage love drama. It's awkward and not in an appealing way. And Ron is downright bipolar in this one. There is a lot of awkward acting going on. It is extremely distressing. I feel whiplashed by the emotional 180s. There are also a lot of side stories trying to be crammed into this. The teenage drama mess aside, this is a good compelling movie.