Worthwhile but not my favourite

Rating: 5/10 (27 November 2005)

'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' is a decent film adaption and succeeds in being the best that it can be. The film did leave a lot out, but some of this was not as relevant to the story, and a lot of the details were taken out completely. However, the film does not lose its focus and the audience should be encouraged to read the book to get the extra scenes and information that cannot fit into the film. (I suggest that the book be read anyway, as both the film and the book compliment each other.) 'Goblet of Fire' is not my favourite Harry Potter story. It is one of the darkest stories, but the book seems to lose itself in an over-indulgence of events. The film avoids this and keeps a better focus, in my opinion. Horomones play a major part of the story as well. The main events were the three games and the ball. Both the film and the book seem to fail in an overall goal, and there seems to be less direction. It's really just from one game to the next and who can get a date for the ball, and who has a crush on who. It does not make the best Harry Potter story, and I missed the strong relationship between Harry, Hermione, and Ron. And, I did not care for the introduction of the new characters. (Realistic although it is for children to fall out with their friends, I missed the charm of the old novels/films and the adventures that the three main characters got themselves into.) Despite its flaws in a lacking story and some poor acting (disguised by some good special effects and other distractions), the film is worth watching. I'd even say that they've done a pretty good job with the adaption of the script. Not the best, but it's worthwhile.