Good movie, but the beginning felt...odd

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2005)

I thought the special effects and action sequences in this were rather well-done, plus Grint finally had lines that weren't summed up as 'comic relief.' The beginning, though, felt 'odd' to say the least - the transitions felt a bit off, though this feeling had abated by the time everyone'd made it to Hogwarts.
Also, there wasn't much character development in here, though that's mainly thanks to the first three movies being full of it.
The ending scenes, however, easily made up for any shortcomings in character development - the third task, Voldemort's return (the death of Diggory, the revival ritual, the Ku Klux Death Eaters apparating and kneeling) and Priori Incantatem were exactly as I pictured them while reading the book, plus the graphics there felt real and not tacked on.
I personally liked this movie the most out of the four The only thing left for me to say is this: if you want character development, go watch the first three movies again. If you want a Harry Potter movie that doesn't feel like it's just a $100-million illustration of its written counterpart, see Goblet of Fire ASAP.
And if you want a good movie, then pay $6 and see what your opinion of this movie turns out to be. Hopefully you won't be disappointed.