Excellent Film

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2006)

Out of the previous three Potter films, this was the film I was looking foreword to the most as Goblet of Fire is one of my favourite Potter books. The pictures and trailers made this film seem fantastically brilliant and the film lived up to the hype.
What I really noticed is the improvement of acting from the young cast. Daniel Radcliffe greatly improved on the dramatic scenes, his crying was cringe worthy in PoA and I was very happy with his performance in the graveyard and the aftermath of it. Rupert Grint has once again managed to take his character to where Ron needed to be. For the other three films Ron was the comical best friend, but in Goblet of Fire Ron matures and becomes more angry, and Rupert performed this act flawlessly and he still managed to remain humorous and sarcastic. I was most disappointed with Emma Watson's performance with Hermione, her acting is slipping and she sounded as if she was going to burst into tears even when there was an extremely happy moment and was nothing to cry about.
The new actors were fantastic. Robert Pattinson as Cedric Diggory was spot on brilliant, although we didn't see much of Mr. Diggory but when we did see him Robert portrayed Cedric flawlessly and was a real joy to watch until his tragic demise. Stanislav Ianevski was pretty good, it would have been nice to see more of his acting skills, but from the little bit I saw he seems to be a decent actor and I hope to see him in other things after Potter. Same with Clemence Posey, I've seen her in other things and it was a treat to see her portray Fleur Delacour, she's not only beautiful but she can act.
I did have some things I was a bit upset with. A lot of the book was cut, and I knew somethings had to be cut for the sake of timing, but the film was very choppy and it seemed to leave some gapes that should have been filled. Barty Crouch Jr. was played by the brilliant David Tennent, but his character had a lot of holes and his whole purpose was un-explained.
I give this film a 9 out of 10, Watson's acting and some of the missing parts made this film a bit enjoyable, but overall this is the best Potter film yet, I laughed, I cried and nearly screamed at some parts. Hope film five keeps the Potter legacy alive.