NoGo - Bad movie making at its best.

Rating: 2/10 (16 November 2005)

The latest Harry Potter (and the Goblet of Fire) is a sad example of bad movie making.
The kids (Harry, Hermione, Ron) who have shown outstanding skills in the former movies, weren't given any chance to show their abilities. Mainly in relation to an inconsistent plot, existing out of stills lasting only seconds, performing qualities could not evolve this time.
And here we are: The plot. Given that the director is an experienced one, the screenwriter no rookie either, the outcome is that of a newbie. Scenes introduced only seconds before they happen, scenes started but not finished properly, gap fillers where other scenes essential for understanding are not completed. Most scenes make appetite for more, but the appetite nearly never is satisfied in the end.
Granted, as most kids and grown ups know the books by J.K. Rowling by heart, the plot is widely known. But my friend does not read. She will not be able to follow the plot. And give it another 10 years, another generation of kids not infected with the Harry Potter fever, neither will they.
Close to 1; only due to the fact that the movie had some funny moments and created throughout its lenght some laughter, its a 2.
My advice: Save your money for the next book.