Overweighed Movie

Rating: 7/10 (23 January 2019)

19 November 2005. There is too much for one movie to do justice to this new edition of Rowling's book. While there is plenty of action and humor, the substance, the character development is missing oftentimes. I couldn't really get into any of the characters from the other invited schools. These new characters are so stereotypical and bland as to be poor dressing for the movie and their exploits are practically ignored. Even Harry doesn't seem to be all there either - with so much that he has been through, he doesn't seem to have grown up or matured all that much as would be expected. Hermoine's character doesn't seem to have a lot to do, except date and show that she's growing up. Even at the end, when something terrible happens to an important character, it's difficult to really have much sympathy. This convoluted and sometimes confusing new edition is difficult to follow at times and not all the dots seem to connect up. Overall, the movie was interesting, the effects nice, yet the fun intensity seems missing. And literally most of the magic seems to have been left out, Harry seems to operate as if he has forgotten much of what he has learned from previous books. This dazzling, gorgeously gigantic display sputters some when the dense content of the movie is presented to a much more highly anticipating audience. Seven out of Ten Stars.