This Goblet is Overflowing

Rating: 6/10 (29 July 2007)

The good news is that it is better than the previous installment (Prisoner of Azkaban). The bad news is that it's not as good as the first two, which had a sense of freshness and wonder about them. It does a nice job of evoking the Hogwarts environment but is undone by too many characters, too much plot, and too much special effects. To fully appreciate this, one must have read not only the book it's based on but the previous books as well. The Rowling books manage to be ponderous and silly while taking themselves too seriously; these qualities, unfortunately, have been faithfully transferred to the screen.