Best Potter movie yet

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2005)

Every Harry Potter movie gets a little better than the last, and this one is no different. This is the best Potter film of them all; it takes the book's darker storyline and translates it well to the big screen. No, it doesn't do a perfect job, to do the book justice the movie would have to be 16 hours long, but it does a pretty good job in hitting all of the major events so that I didn't feel disappointed.
One of the advantages of cramming the whole book into 157 minutes is that it becomes action-packed. One big scene ends only to the open of another right on it's tail. It does seem a little rushed and cut, but the mistake is a forgivable one. The special effects are the best, especially the World Cup and all three tasks. The only actor of note is Brendan Gleeson as Mad Eye Moody. Totally amazing and completely dynamic. All things said, it is very short and won't please the hardcore fans of the books, but it is still a very good film that deserves attention.